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Detailed Description of Registration Types

ORNAC Members:

To become an ORNAC Member, an individual must (in accordance with the ORNAC By-laws dated April 21, 2013):

• Be a "Canadian Perioperative Registered Nurse" meaning a Registered Nurse licensed to practice within a Canadian province or territory; and
• Have a field of practice focused on the perioperative continuum of care which focuses on but is not limited to education, leadership, research and advanced perioperative nursing practice in the settings of hospital operating rooms, ambulatory care, outpatient clinics, private/non-hospital surgical suites, physician offices and educational institutions.

ORNAC Associates:

Retired Canadian Perioperative Registered Nurses:

Canadian perioperative registered nurses who are no longer practicing and /or who no longer hold a valid license as a registered nurse within a Canadian province or territory.

Student Nurses:

Student nurses who are currently enrolled full time in a nursing program such as a diploma or Bachelor of Nursing or LPN/RPN program.

International Associates:

Perioperative registered nurses and other healthcare professionals who are stakeholders in perioperative care, are not Canadian residents, but are licensed/credentialed in their country of residence.

Other Healthcare Professionals:

Health care professionals such as physicians, RPNs/LPNs, MDR certified technicians, physiotherapists, pharmacists and non-perioperative nurses who are stakeholders in perioperative patient care.

Administrative/Government Professionals:

Non-perioperative RN Managers and Directors of perioperative programs; or
Government Administrators/Policy makers.

Industry:

A company who develops, manufactures and/or sells products for the perioperative setting, is connected with the field of patient care and wants to have a strong presence in ORNAC. This category allows the company to purchase additional employee memberships. There are two options for companies to join ORNAC:

Corporate Premium Associate

• Includes two complimentary representatives
• Receives premium benefits for increased exposure

Corporate Standard Associate

• Includes one complimentary representative
• Receives standard benefits