July 15, 2016 - Congratulations to AAS Clinical Practice Learning Specialist Debbie Dayus, who successfully defended her doctoral thesis on July 14, 2016.
July 15, 2016 - Congratulations to AAS Clinical Practice Learning Specialist Debbie Dayus, who successfully defended her doctoral thesis on July 14, 2016.
June 27, 2016 - The Spring 2016 Faculty of Nursing newsletter is now avaialble to view.
May 12, 2016 - The Faculty of Nursing's Simulation Labs are featured in the Ontario Simulation Alliance Newsletter for May 2016 (Volume 6). Thank you to Professor Judy Bornais, who submitted the article for this feather. The Simulation Labs are part of our state of the art Clinical Learning Centre.
May 12, 2016 - Congratulations to first year MScN student Fabrice Mowbray, who is the recipient of an Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS) award. The Government of the Province of Ontario provides a number of postgraduate awards annually. The purpose of these awards is to encourage excellence in graduate studies in all disciplines. See more information about the OGS and other provincial awards at: http://www.uwindsor.ca/graduate/690/national-and-provincial-scholarships-and-awards#provincial%20schol
April 21, 2016 - Nursing lecturer Jason Kiernan received the 2016 Council of Ontario Programs in Nursing (COUPN) Excellence in Teaching Award at a reception held in Toronto on April 20, 2016. BScN student Elizabeth Dillon (who nominated Jason for this award) was also present and introduced Jason. This award recognizes excellence in teaching by a faculty member in a COUPN university program. Read more about Jason's award and the other award winners.
April 14, 2016 - Congratulations to 2nd year BScN student Christopher Al-Youssef, who was the recipient of a Super Sophomore Award at the 2015/16 Lancers Evening of Excellence Awards Banquet on April 6, 2016. Christopher is on the Lancers Men's Soccer team.
April 13, 2016: The Faculty of Nursing congratulates Catherine Medved, who successfully defended her MScN thesis titled "Medication, Environmental, and Patient Factors That Influence Medication Administration Delivery Times" on April 5, 2016. Her committee members included: Dr. Michelle Freeman (supervisor), Dr. Susan Fox (internal reader), and Dr. Kevin Milne (external reader).
Catherine is also a Faculty of Nursing Sessional Instructor.
April 13, 2016: Congratulations to MScN student Kelly Riccardi, whose abstract "Simulation: Aiding the Transition from Student to Nurse" has been accepted for a graduate student concurrent session presentation at the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) Nursing Education Conference, which will take place May 30 & 31, 2016 in Toronto.
April 1, 2016 - Nursing lecturer Jason Kiernan has been selected to be the recipient of the 2016 Council of Ontario Programs in Nursing (COUPN) Excellence in Teaching Award. This award recognizes excellence in teaching by a faculty member in a COUPN university program. The award criteria are:
• Demonstrated excellence in teaching.
• Demonstrated ability to stimulate students to think creatively and critically.
• Demonstrated caring for student learning and student well-being.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm for teaching.
• Demonstrated ability to foster the development of students as nursing professionals.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate student to exceed their own expectations.
Prof. Kiernan was nominated for this award by BScN student Elizabeth Dillon. Supporting letters were submitted by BScN students Destiny Cadarette and Patrick Frias
March 11, 2016 - The Faculty of Nursing congratulates Fran Meloche, who successfully defended her MScN thesis titled "An Ethnographic Study of Pre-Graduate, Precepted Nursing Student Clinical Placements in Long-Term Care Homes." Her committee members included: Dr. Lorna de Witt (supervisor), Dr.Linda Patrick (internal reader), and Dr. Victoria Paraschak (external reader).
Fran is also the Faculty of Nursing's Student Success Coordinator, and a Sessional Instructor.