Regions designed to improve member communications and involvement After month of consultation and discussion.

Regions designed to improve member communications and involvement

After month of consultation and discussion, the AARN Provincial Council vot in June to accept a of the present day regional structure to take meaning Oct. 1, 1999.

The of recent origin regional structure, which replaces the former district erection has been created to accomplish the following goals:

increase personal points of contact and opportunities for member participation

improve two-way communication between the AARN and members and help implement AARN communication strategies

mobilize RN's influence forward provincial health policies

raise the public profile of the AARN and enhance the nursing profession

improve service to members

recognize members' expertise and efforts to enhance the nursing profession

AARN regions

The six of recent origin regions have been designed to accommodate the following factors:

regional health authority boundaries

current lines of communication and transportation passages

number of RNs to be serv

geographical midmost points where nurses work

money previously dedicated to the district edifice

The AARN regional map, shown here, indicates where the six AARN regions are and in what way they relate to the 17 Alberta regional health authorities (RHAs).

AARN Regions

South Region

RHAs 1 & 2 (1857 RNs)

Calgary/West Region

RHAs 3 & 4 (7922 RNs)

Central Region

RHAs 5 6 & 7 (2435 RNs)

Edmonton/West Region

RHAs 8 9 & 10 (7802 RNs)

Northeast Region

RHAs 11 12 & 16 (1391 RNs)

Northwest Region

RHAs 13 14 15 & 17 (906 RNs)

Regional co-ordinator staff

The regional edifice will also employ up to nine regional co-ordinators who will advance the RN members in their respective regions. The co-ordinators, all paid staff who report to the AARN Provincial Office, will establish, interact with and support a region-wide network of tender members, maintain communication with the regional membership and act as an information resource and link. Another part for the regional co-ordinator will be to forward an understanding of the contribution of the nursing profession and the part of the AARN. They may provide chosened AARN services at the local and regional plain such as workshops on nursing practice standards and continuing adequate income The co-ordinators will also organize activities of that kind as regional Nursing Week celebrations, member recognition incidents and political action projects.

A lock opener volunteer position will be the AARN member liaison, an individual who acts as an AARN information resource within specific settings and naturally-occurring assign places tos of nurses.

The AARN is commonly accepting applications for regional co-ordinator positions and possibility of goods to have all co-coordinator hired according to Oct. 1, 1999 (please papal court the advertisement for this position upon page 22).

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