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Nipissing University, Cambrian College professor wins national award
GeneralSchool of NursingOnly ten people a year receive this award in Canada, and Laura Killam of Cambrian College in Sudbury and Nipissing University of North Bay is one of them. Killam, a faculty member in both Cambrian’s and Nipissing’s Schools of Nursing, has been chosen as one of the 2023 recipients of a 3M National Teaching Fellowship. -
Nursing prof recognized with Pat Griffin Research Grant
GeneralSchool of NursingResearchThe Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) has announced that Dr. Sandra Goldsworthy, professor in Nipissing University’s School of Nursing, is one of the recipients of the Pat Griffin Research Grants and $15,000 in funding. The Pat Griffin Research Grant supports research with a priority of “Nursing Education Outcomes” from the National Research Priorities for Nursing. -
NU instructor receives CASN Nursing Education Excellence Award
School of NursingGeneralThe Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) has announced that Laura Killam is the recipient of the 2022 CASN Nursing Education Excellence (Non-Tenured) Award. Killam is a part-time instructor at Nipissing University in the Registered Practical Nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. She was presented with this award on Monday, November 21 at CASN’s virtual Awards Recognition Event. -
New publication on nursing education during pandemic
School of NursingResearchFaculty in the School of Nursing have published a new paper in the Clinical Simulation in Nursing journal titled "P Stands for Pivot: Pivoting Face-to-Face Practicum to Virtual Simulation during the Pandemic".
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Celebrating National Nursing Week
School of NursingMay 6-12 marks National Nursing Week, an annual celebration that takes place the week of Florence Nightingale’s birthday, May 12. This year's theme, #WeAnswerTheCall, showcases the many roles that nurses play in a patient’s health-care journey. The pandemic has highlighted the courage and commitment that nurses exhibit every day and the important role they play in the community. -
Update on Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing program – Canadore College Nipissing University
School of NursingGeneralCanadore College and Nipissing University have agreed to a progression plan for students enrolled in NURS 1027, NURS 2026 and NURS 3217, establishing that students registered in the 2020-2021 academic year have satisfied requirements to progress to the next level of study based on a completion plan that includes adjustments to future clinical courses and some voluntary lab sessions for skill development. -
Dr. Peachey published in prestigious nursing journal
School of NursingFaculty PublicationAssistant Professor and proud Nipissing University PhD graduate, Dr. Laurie Peachey, has had the manuscript from her PhD thesis, Shaping clinical imagination as new graduate nurses in maternal-child simulation, accepted in the Nurse Education Today international journal. -
Scholar Practitioner Program Graduates 38 Future Nurses
AlumniConvocationSchool of NursingOn Friday, November 8, Nipissing University welcomed 38 graduates to its alumni ranks during the Scholar Practitioner Program convocation ceremony held in Toronto at the Michener Institute of Education at the University Health Network (UHN). The Scholar Practitioner Program is an innovative second degree nursing program for university graduates offered in partnership with the Michener Institute of Education at UHN, SickKids Hospital, Toronto Public Health and the University Health Network. -
New website celebrating Nursing Best Practice Spotlight Organization
School of NursingThe School of Nursing at Nipissing University is pleased to announce the launch of a new website dedicated to promoting and sharing the work being generated by the school’s Best Practice Spotlight Organization (BPSO) designation and funding. -
Nursing prof earns Fellowship to develop educational best practices
ConferenceSchool of NursingKathryn Ewers, Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing, has earned a $13,000 Advanced Clinical Practice Fellowship from the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) to develop expert knowledge of educational best practices to implement into the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) Curriculum.
