WSR/NAC: Just the Facts

SUN is committed to helping Locals and members advance their professional practice, workload, and staffing concerns using the strength of our SUN/SAHO collective agreement articles and processes. The professional practice articles (Articles 56-58) support member’s obligations to provide safe, competent, high-quality, and appropriate care to meet the needs of their patients, clients, and/or residents.

Members must be knowledgeable, engaged, and involved to solve their professional practice concerns at the Local level. This can mean completing Work Situation Reports (WSRs) and participating in the Joint Nursing Advisory Committee (NAC) processes.  

What Members Need to Do:

• Use low-level resolution and consult with your colleagues, including your Manager/designate, to find solutions in real-time to professional practice, workload and staffing concerns.

• Complete WSRs for ANY professional practice, workload, and/or staffing issue not resolved in real-time with your Manager/designate.

• Review SUN Provincial Professional Practice Resources to enhance your knowledge and action:

  • WSR/NAC Learning Modules & Resources

  • Work Situation Reports:  Just the Facts

  • Understanding Professional Practice Escalation

  • Frequently Asked Questions

  • Nursing Advisory Committee Resources (Leadership)

• Review your collective agreement professional practice and nursing advisory processes (SUN/SAHO Articles 56 - 58 and Appendices A - F)   

  • If your collective agreement does not include these articles, please contact your Local President and Nurse Practice Officer (NPO) for assistance.

Whom to Contact

Local President/NAC Chairperson: Your Local President and NAC Chairperson are experts on your collective agreement and professional practice work environment.

Nurse Practice Officer: Your NPO at SUN Provincial is your professional practice expert assigned to Locals for support, advice, and assistance.

Regulatory Body: Your regulatory body (CRNS/RPNAS) is the regulatory expert mandated to protect the public. They can help interpret and apply minimum requirements and best practices in registered nursing practice. 

Canadian Nurses Protective Society: Your regulatory body provides you with professional liability insurance through the Canadian Nurses Protective Society. You can obtain confidential legal advice, review their publications on topics impacting professional practice, and complete continuing education through their monthly webinars.

Nurse Practice Officer servicing assignments can be found on the SUN website, or you can contact one of the SUN Provincial offices at: