Nursing News Archive
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Student-led physio clinic offers interprofessional approach
July 10, 2023 —
This spring, for the first time in 20 years, the College of Rehabilitation Sciences’ student-led Physical Therapy Neuro Rehab Clinic brought in students from three additional health disciplines for a trial run of a more holistic approach to patient care.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Resilient nurses graduate, join profession
June 8, 2023 —
When Dr. Peter Nickerson, vice-provost (health sciences) and dean of the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, addressed the College of Nursing’s Spring Class of 2023, he noted they were a unique group who began their journey at a historic time.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
A Calling to Care
June 7, 2023 —
When Valerie Wiebe [BN/93, MN/99] became the first female president and chief operating officer of Concordia Hospital in 2015, she didn’t know the facility would soon be affected by a complete overhaul of Manitoba’s health-care system.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Safer Substance Use
May 10, 2023 —
When Dr. Em Pijl joined the College of Nursing as an assistant professor in 2021, she started to look at her research from a different perspective. Pijl is originally from Vancouver, where she worked as a registered nurse in the Downtown Eastside, an area with high levels of homelessness and substance use.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
College of Nursing welcomes first summer cohort as part of expanded program
May 8, 2023 —
The College of Nursing at the Rady Faculty of Health Sciences made history this month, as it expanded its bachelor of nursing program and welcomed a third cohort of 120 students at its first summer intake.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Storytelling a powerful part of EDI, UM prof says
April 21, 2023 —
Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) was the theme at the 13th annual Advanced Practice Nursing conference hosted by the Graduate Nursing Students’ Association (GNSA) on April 5.
Graduate student aims to improve nurse leadership in Ghana
April 3, 2023 —
Before moving to Winnipeg to attend the College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences in November 2022, Vera Anokyewaa Amponsah worked for over a decade as a nurse in Ghana, her home country.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Assessment program being streamlined for international nurses
March 27, 2023 —
The College of Nursing was invited to join a Manitoba government delegation to the Phillipines recently to recruit trained nurses to work in Manitoba and help address the province’s nursing shortage.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Knowledge Keepers bring wealth of experience to College of Nursing
March 3, 2023 —
For UM alumni Brenda Longclaws and Linda Williams, being a Knowledge Keeper means bringing cultural and spiritual knowledge to students and educators who wish to incorporate more of an Indigenous perspective into their programming.
Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Research Chair to improve quality of life for those in long-term care
March 1, 2023 —
Riverview Health Centre (RHC) and the College of Nursing at the University of Manitoba’s Rady Faculty of Health Sciences have jointly created a new research chair focused on people living in long-term care.