Open AccessThe Canadian Academy of Nursing: Why It Matters
Author(s) -
Michael Villeneuve
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
nursing leadership
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1929-6355
pISSN - 1910-622X
DOI - 10.12927/cjnl.2021.26598
Subject(s) - nursing , administration (probate law) , nursing research , nurse administrator , nurse education , political science , medline , medicine , law
The Canadian Academy of Nursing (the Academy) was established in 2019 to provide a focal point for nursing leadership in Canada that had been missing among the 40+ specialty practice and interest groups affiliated with the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA). More than 41,000 regulated nurses work in formal administration or management leadership roles, and many of them have shared a worrying array of self-identified gaps in leadership skills and development. This article presents an overview of programs being launched within the Academy to help address these gaps and describes other public policy priorities being addressed by the CNA.