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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.

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.

Join Us! Online Information session for the UVic distributed/online PhD in Nursing program. Wednesday September 14th 2021 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.

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.

Teresa Petrick’s career as a nurse, educator, scholar and administrator exemplifies the ideals of this prestigious Honoris Causa Doctor of Science in Nursing.

Love of nursing, of people and place

Call for Expression of Interest: 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.

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.

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.

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

https://theprovince.com/opinion/debra-sheets-safety-is-not-enough-seniors-need-vital-family-visits-during-covid-isolation

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.

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

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.

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.