Nursing News Archive
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UM’s first midwifery cohort graduate alongside latest nurses
June 6, 2024 —
The first group of UM midwifery graduates entered the profession at the College of Nursing’s spring pinning ceremony on June 4. Three students completed the program and received their professional pins, alongside 91 new nurses.
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‘When you come into this profession, you have a passion for it’
May 10, 2024 —
The College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences hosted three Indigenous nurse leaders and alumni as part of National Nursing Week and Indigenous Nurses Day in Manitoba on May 8.
Rady grad student profile: Trinh Nguyen-Lu explores stress and coping in newly graduated nurses
May 6, 2024 —
After graduating from UM with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and working for a few years in emergency rooms and intensive care, Trinh Nguyen-Lu returned to the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences as a clinical instructor in 2017. At the time, she had no plans to become a graduate student, but that changed when she saw that she could make a difference in preparing the next generation of nurses.
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Rady researchers receive early career transition awards
April 19, 2024 —
Two Rady Faculty of Health Sciences early career researchers have recently been announced as recipients of awards from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.
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Health research should distinguish Indigenous populations, PhD student says
April 4, 2024 —
When discussing Indigenous health in Manitoba, researchers and health professionals need to consider the distinctions between First Nations, Inuit, Métis and the urban Indigenous population, a PhD student at the College of Nursing said at a recent conference.
Manitoba Budget 2024 offers increase to operating funding, support for health expansion
April 3, 2024 —
The Manitoba government released its budget April 2, which includes increased operating funding of 2 per cent to UM. There are also investments that will allow UM to increase enrolment in a number of critical health care areas.
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Health researchers, students an ‘untapped resource’ for workforce crisis
March 12, 2024 —
Canada’s health workforce is in the midst of a crisis caused by a vicious cycle of work overload, burnout and rising attrition, Dr. Ivy Bourgeault told attendees of the 2024 Helen Glass Lecture on March 4.
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Dedicated new nurses welcomed at pinning ceremony
February 14, 2024 —
The College of Nursing welcomed 82 new nurses to the profession at a pinning ceremony at the Pinnacle Club on Feb. 9. The graduands were part of a voluntary accelerated program, continuing their studies through Summer 2023, to complete their degrees and enter the profession earlier than originally anticipated.
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Showcase highlights opportunities for senior nursing students
February 8, 2024 —
The College of Nursing held a showcase with Manitoba health-care employers for fourth-year students entering their senior practicum on Jan. 26 at the Pinnacle Club at Princess Auto Stadium.
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Canadian Cancer Society awards two UM emerging scholars
January 22, 2024 —
Two researchers at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences were among the winners of the Canadian Cancer Society’s 2023 Emerging Scholar Research Grants competition.