Attend the PhD Information Session
Online InfoSession: Learn about the UVic Nursing PhD Program! When: Monday, Sept 18, 2023 5:00-6:00pm Pacific Time
Online InfoSession: Learn about the UVic Nursing PhD Program! When: Monday, Sept 18, 2023 5:00-6:00pm Pacific Time
Learn more the University of Victoria master of nursing program and the graduate certificate in nursing education.
Read more: Attend the MN and Graduate Certificate in Nursing Education Information Session
Are you a nurse considering graduate nursing education? Are you interested in Indigenous Health Nursing and Indigenous wellness? NURS 680 is a seminar where students are provided with opportunities to connect with and be mentored by Indigenous healers, helpers and health professionals in a process of critical reflexive and transformative learning.
Read more: New Course! NURS 680: Indigenous Health Nursing Approaches to Wellness
Congratulations Mar'yana Fisher on receiving the Dorothy Kergin Award!
UVic Nursing Professor Kelli Stajduhar was recently named a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair on Palliative Approaches to Care in Aging and Community Health and inducted into the Royal Society of Canada. Join us at 3:00pm January 25th for refreshments, remarks from the UVic Community and a presentation by Dr. Stajduhar: "Lessons from a 30+ year career in Palliative and End of Life Care" Location: Michele Pujol Room, UVic Students Union Building RSVP By Jan 16 by email to nursomgr@uvic.ca
Congratulations to Dr. Olga Petrovskaya on receiving a 2022 Dorothy Kergin Award.
Read more: Dr. Olga Petrovskaya receives Dorothy Kergin Award
Online information session about distributed/online Master of Nursing programs: Monday, September 13th 2022 5:00 – 6:00 pm PDT RSVP: gradnurs@uvic.ca
Read more: Online Information Session for the Master of Nursing Program: Sept 13th
Please join us for this Informal, in-person event. Registration is not required. Date/Time: August 11th, 2022 2 pm Pacific Time Location: HSD Building, 3rd Floor Staff Lounge Contact: Dr. Marcia Hills mhills@uvic.ca
Situating Ourselves in Nursing Education: Exploring Emerging Directions
Read more: UVic and College Partners Biennial Conference June 22-24, 2022
What is a nurse practitioner? UVIc NP students create video describing the role of an NP.
Read more: Nurse practitioners provide a unique approach to care
UVic School of Nursing: 202209 Fall Session – Call for Expression of Interest for Term Sessional Lecturer Opportunities
UVic School of Nursing: 202205 Summer Session – Second Call for Expression of Interest for Term Sessional Lecturer Opportunities
The Faculty of Human and Social Development launches inaugural issue of HSD News!
Read more: The UVic Faculty of Human and Social Development launches Inaugural Issue of HSD News!
UVic School of Nursing: 202205 Summer Session – Call for Expression of Interest for Term Sessional Lecturer Opportunities
Dementia Reimagined: The Impact of the Arts in Challenging Stigma and Improving Health, Well-being and Quality of Life
Read more: Dementia Reimagined: Research Dialogues with Debra Sheets
Jessie Mantle RN, MN, Post-graduate studies in Gerontological Nursing, passed away on Thursday, September 2, 2021. Described as one of the nursing superstars of her generation, Jessie Mantle is fondly remembered by the UVic School of Nursing community. Her colleagues, many of whom were her former students, recall her significant contributions to practice, education and mentorship over her forty year career. Jessie remained a passionate advocate for the nursing profession and engaged with our faculty until her final days. Prior to her passing, she established the Jessie Mantle Fellowship in Nursing.
Read more: Jessie Mantle (1932-2021) fondly remembered by UVic School of Nursing Community
Advancing Equity with Gender and Sexual Identity: Using Strength-Based Approaches to Unpack the Impact of Interpersonal and Structural Discrimination Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021 3:30-5:00pm PT
The School of Nursing at the University of Victoria invites expressions of interest from individuals interested in sessional instruction specifically for courses offered in the upcoming Winter term (202201 January – April 2022). Appointments offered will commence January 1, 2022 to April 30, 2022. Note: course availability and offers are subject to change.
Join Us! Online Information session for the UVic distributed/online PhD in Nursing program. Wednesday September 14th 2021 6:00-7:30pm PDT
Read more: UVic PhD in Nursing Online Information Session Sept 14th 6:00-7:30pm PDT
The Centre for Evidence-Informed Nursing and Healthcare (CEiNHC) at the University of Victoria, School of Nursing is pleased to announce that we are now a Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Centre of Excellence. The centre began as an affiliated group in 2016 with a focus on evidence synthesis and providing peer reviews of submitted JBI protocols and reports. We began offering the comprehensive JBI training program in 2019. With this new designation, CEiNHC aims to increase production of reviews and seek out new ways to engage with the nursing community to become the hub for evidence where practising nurses and other professionals can turn to find latest evidence to support their practice.
Read more: CEiNHC at UVic School of Nursing now a JBI Centre of Excellence
The newest School of Nursing scholarship is inspired by the long friendship and nursing leadership of Elta Brown and Peggy Mika. The Elta Brown and Peggy Mika scholarship will be awarded to outstanding undergraduate students in the School of Nursing who have demonstrated potential to provide leadership within a community or professional role.
Read more: We are delighted and grateful for the new Elta Brown and Peggy Mika Nursing Scholarship
Teresa Petrick’s career as a nurse, educator, scholar and administrator exemplifies the ideals of this prestigious Honoris Causa Doctor of Science in Nursing.
Read more: Teresa Petrick receives Honorary Doctor of Science in Nursing (DSN)
Love of nursing, of people and place
Read more: Lara Lammers receives 2021 Certificate of Outstanding Academic Distinction
Call for Expression of Interest: Fall Term Sessional Lecturer Opportunities
Read more: Call for Expression of Interest for 202109 Fall Term Sessional Lecturer Opportunities
A devoted RN, instructor and foundational member of the BC Nurse Practitioner’s Assn, Nancy Wright was part of BC’s nursing family for 30+ years providing primary care to people who struggled with mental health and substance use. Nancy passed away suddenly last year and in her memory husband Jason Easton, family and friends created a UVic Master’s of Nursing and Nurse Practitioner award to assist students in financial need.
Read more: Nancy Wright UVic Scholarship in the School of Nursing
UVic Indigenous nurses on teaching Indigenist nursing
Read more: UVic Indigenous Nurses on Teaching Indigenist nursing
UVic Nursing student Megan Fraser seized an opportunity to contribute to a drive-through vaccination clinic for Cowichan Tribes.
Master of Nursing student from UVic’s Class of 2021 gains rare experience in Population Health
The Western Canada Collaborative of Health Science Educators (WCCHSE) conference is going virtual this year!
The UVic School of Nursing and College Partners’ faculty will be presenting at this year’s CASN Canadian Nursing Virtual Education Conference. The conference will take place from May 3-5, 2021 with this year’s theme being “Responding to the Complexity of Nursing Education and Practice”.
The School of Nursing at the University of Victoria invites expressions of interest from individuals interested in sessional instruction specifically for courses offered in the upcoming Summer term (202105 May-August 2021). Appointments offered will commence May 1, 2021 to August 31, 2021. Note: course availability and offers are subject to change.
Read more: Second Round - Expression of Interest: 202105 Summer Session
The NURA 519 course is an elective nursing graduate course. This course is open to undergraduate students*, graduate students, and working professionals who are interested in health leadership or interested in pursuing a graduate degree in nursing. *undergraduate students must be in their final year and meet the specific guidelines listed in the Registration by Undergraduates in Graduate Courses policy.
Read more: New online course offering: NURA 519—Leadership for Health Systems
Please join us online for an overview of the MN program at UVic Nursing and the four advanced practice nursing options we offer. Date: Wednesday, September 30 Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Director of the School of Nursing discusses BC's COVID-19 curve and how to regain control. https://www.iheartradio.ca/cfax-1070/audio/how-to-get-bc-s-curve-under-control-again-1.13277017?mode=Article
Read more: Director of the School of Nursing discusses BC's COVID-19 curve and how to regain control
https://theprovince.com/opinion/debra-sheets-safety-is-not-enough-seniors-need-vital-family-visits-during-covid-isolation
Congratulations to successful PhD dissertation defenses
Read more: Congratulations to successful PhD dissertation defenses
PhD Application Deadline Extended
Helping someone end their life may seem like a compassionate act, but it’s fraught with legal and ethical complications, as well as emotional and faith-based arguments that have challenged society from the beginning of time.
Read more: My big passion is to become a palliative care practitioner
Sarah Adair, Nurse Practitioner (NP) and UVic graduate with the class of 2019, now works as a Primary Care Provider at the West Shore Primary Care Centre in Colwood. Her first day was January 6, 2020, marking the Year of the Nurse and Midwife. Having invested eleven years of education and work experience to prepare for this role – a four year undergraduate degree completed at UVic, a one year critical care specialty program with BCIT, a two year master’s program with UVic, plus working as an RN in the Emergency Department at the Royal Jubilee Hospital for four years – Adair not only feels ready, she can’t wait to take on full responsibility.
Instilling Service Based Learning Through the BSN Program This exciting Community Engaged Learning (CEL) Grant explores service learning as an innovative strategy for development of a pedagogical pathway toward integrating theory and practice
Five School of Nursing students received the 2020 Jamie Cassels Undergraduate Research Award and presented their posters on Wednesday, March 4, 2020 in the Michele Pujol Room.
Congratulations to Leah Hollins on receiving the UVic Distinguished Alumni Award
Sessional teaching opportunities for the May - August 2020 term
You are invited! To an online information about distributed/online Master of Nursing programs.
You are invited! To an online information about distributed/online Master of Nursing programs.
Research and Development Project Coordinator Collaborative Learning Units - Nursing
Read more: Research and development project coordinator position available
School of Nursing faculty, Karen MacKinnon and Anne Bruce, with recent MN graduate Diane Butcher receive the 2018 Global Qualitative Nursing Research Award.
Associate Professor Marilou Gagnon will present the keynote entititled: Harm Reduction in Canada: Lessons Learned and Reflections at the Scottish Drugs Forum on August 30 in Glasgow.
Read more: Marilou Gagnon will present keynote at Scottish Drugs Forum
Judy Darcy, B.C. Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, joined student nurses and faculty with UVic’s School of Nursing to share an announcement on campus April 4, 2018 to advance the scope of practice for all Nurse Practitioners in the province to prescribe therapies for those with opioid addiction.
Can choirs reduce social isolation, increase quality of life and reduce caregiver burden?
Giving is good! Big thank you to Nursing alum Audrey Harry and her late husband Robert for creating the Indigenous student scholarship award to mark the 40th anniversary of the School of Nursing.
Read more: Audrey Hall, Nursing alum, gives back to her school
Equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) applies to all fields of research, but not always in the same ways. Join us to learn how EDI can be incorporated into the design of your research, includingplanning, background/literature review, research questions and objectives, methodology, data collection and analysis, as well as impact and dissemination. We'll start with an overview presentation,followed by a panel of UVic researchers who will share how they've implemented EDI in their research designs, with time for Q&A. This session will be useful for researchers from any field.Panelists include:
Interested in an international education experience? Come check out the International Opportunities Fair on September 22, 2023 in the foyer of the Jamie Cassels Centre!
Looking for work? Exploring career options? Meet with a career educator for support.
Jumuah (Friday) Prayer is a time for all Muslims to leave their day-to-day activities for a congregational prayer and sermon. After a long week of being submerged in school or work, Fridays bringsa chance to take a step back from the daily grind.