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    DUE TO BEING A REGISTERED NURSE I AM APART OF THE CANADIAN NURSES OF ONTARIO (CNO).  MY CURRENT POSITION, AS A NURSE MANAGER,  IS A NON-UNIONIZED POSITION.  MY CURRENT EMPLOYMENT IS WITH EXTENDICARE MAPLE VIEW, IN SAULT STE. MARIE, ON.  I HAVE TO BE MINDFUL WHEN POSTING COMMENTS OR PICTURES ON SOCIAL MEDIA.  I WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED BY MY EMPLOYER AND THE GOVERNING BODY, WITH WHICH I BELONG TOO, IF I  POSTED ANYTHING QUESTIONING MY PROFESSIONALISM.  BEFORE BECOMING A TEAM MEMBER, WITH MY PRESENT EMPLOYER, I WORKED AS A REGISTERED NURSE AT SAULT AREA HOSPITAL. IT WAS A UNIONIZED POSITION. I HAD TO ANSWER TO SAULT AREA HOSPITAL AND THE CNO IF I DID ANYTHING TO COMPROMISE MY PROFESSIONALISM.  MY UNION WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROTECT ME IF I WAS CARELESS AND POSTED UNPROFESSIONAL POSTS ON SOCIAL MEDIA.  I DEACTIVATED MY FACEBOOK ACCOUNT SO I WOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT TYPES OF POSTS WERE ON MY SOCIAL MEDIA.  I AM A QUIET PERSON AND DON'T PARTAKE IN ANY ACTIVITIES THAT WOULD COMPROMISE MY PROFESSION BUT I THOUGHT IT SAFER TO CLOSE MY SOCIAL MEDIA OUTLET ANYWAYS. 

   MY PROFESSION INTERACTS WITH OTHER PROFESSIONS EXTENSIVELY ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS.  THE EXTENDICARE MAPLE VIEW TEAM, I WORK WITH AND INTERACT WITH DAILY, ARE THE HOME'S ADMINISTRATOR, OTHER MANAGEMENT INCLUDING MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT, DIETARY MANAGEMENT AND ACTIVITIES MANAGEMENT AND OTHER NURSE MANAGERS.  I ALSO, INTERACT OFTEN WITH DOCTORS, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, REGISTERED NURSES, REGISTERED DIETICIANS, AND PHYSIOTHERAPY.  I INTERACT WITH THE SAME EMPLOYMENT TITLES OF PROFESSIONALS, FROM VARIOUS OTHER ORGANIZATIONS WITHIN SAULT STE. MARIE AND OTHER CITIES.  OTHER PROFESSIONALS, OUTSIDE OF THE HOME, I INTERACT WITH OFTEN, ARE PHARMACISTS, FOOT CARE REGISTERED STAFF, DOCTORS FROM SAULT AREA HOSPITAL, AND HOSPITALS OUTSIDE OF THE SAULT. I INTERACT  WITH DOCTORS OUTSIDE OF MAPLE VIEW DURING VIDEO CONFERENCES FOR RESIDENTS, THAT LIVE AT EXTENDICARE MAPLE VIEW. OTHER PROFESSIONALS I DEAL WITH ON A REGULAR BASIS ARE CARDINAL HEALTH AND ARJO WHEN ORDERING EQUIPMENT FOR THE REGISTERED STAFF AND RESIDENTS RESIDING AT MAPLE VIEW.  I COLLABORATE WITH A VERY LARGE GROUP OF HEALTH PROFESSIONALS TO CARE FOR THE RESIDENTS WHO LIVE AT EXTENDICARE MAPLE VIEW. I AM A PROFESSIONAL AND FEEL IT IMPORTANT TO KEEP MY PROFESSIONAL APPEARANCE FOR MY NEW EMPLOYER AND ANY UPCOMING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES I MAY MOVE FORWARD IN, IN MY CAREER LIFE PATH.  I AM PROUD TO BE IN A MANAGEMENT POSITION, I HAVE WORKED HARD FOR, AND PROUD TO WORK FOR MY EXTENDICARE MAPLE VIEW EMPLOYER.  I WOULD NEVER WANT TO DO ANYTHING TO RUIN MY PRESENT EMPLOYMENT.

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