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Nursing

About Nursing

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Our nurses are a unique group of health care professionals. Working at one of the busiest and most community-minded hospitals in Toronto, the first hospital in Canada to have a dedicated Inner City Health program, our nurses are known throughout Toronto for their compassion and caring.

There are over 640,000 patient visits and 55,000 emergency department visits each year. Over 18 per cent of all emergency visits are from patients who are homeless or under-housed. Our nurses treat everyone equally, from the city's most privileged to its most vulnerable. Their expertise is vast and diverse, encompassing all areas of excellence: cardiovascular care, diabetes, neurosurgery, mobility, obstetrics, cancer care, emergency and critical care, mental illness and palliative care.

We are also the designated downtown Toronto trauma centre for adults. Our operating room nurses support innovative surgeries and respond with confidence and skill to the most tragic trauma cases seen in Ontario.

Education and a "culture of discovery" are also our cornerstones of nursing excellence. In 2005, the nursing leadership team launched the inaugural nursing strategic plan to meet the challenges of the future and to ensure that patients receive the highest quality care. To this end, our nurses are encouraged and supported in their professional development.

Facts & Figures

Number of nurses, students, new hires and other professional statistics. Find out more.

Specialty Nursing

St. Michael's Hospital offers exciting career development and learning and growth opportunities for registered nurses in many specialty areas. Find out more.

Diverse Roles

We have a diverse range of roles within the nursing profession. Find out more.

Vision & Direction

From our 2005 Nursing Strategic Plan, here is our vision: Nursing Excellence through Our Culture of Caring, Innovation and Scholarship. Find out more.

Professionalism

Our delivery of nursing care is guided by four principles of nursing professionalism. Find out more.

Core Competencies

Competency is the integrated knowledge, skills, attitude and judgement expected of a professional nurse. Find out more.

Governance

Guided by these values, we adopt a shared governance approach to nursing professional practice implemented through the establishment of the Nursing Advisory Council. Find out more.

Research

Research is a key element of professional nursing practice. Find out more.