Mount Royal University and University of Calgary students who joined together on Monday to observe Student Nursing Week expressed nothing but optimism about their professional future, and with good reason.
The top five jobs needed in Calgary all come from the health care field, with registered nurses and licensed practical nurses ranking the highest. CBC reporter Kyle Bakx looked into why nurses are most needed in Calgary.
Sheesha smoking is becoming increasing fashionable amongst young Qatari women as they look for alternatives to smoking cigarettes, a new study, by Dr. Tam Truong Donnelly, has found.
With the partial opening of the South Health Campus expected in Calgary this summer, the big question on many critics’ minds is whether it will be properly staffed ...
When Nicole Letourneau was a child, she could tell when her classmates were having a tough time at home. While others might brush off declining grades or trouble ...
Using simulation mannequins to teach nursing students is nothing new but the U of C's Faculty of Nursing is using part of a $300,000 provincial grant to expand the ways simulators are used and challenge student's preconceptions in the process.
The Faculty of Nursing at the University of Calgary has just received a $300,000 grant to help nursing students learn by interacting with patient simulators. Health specialist Leah Sarich tells us more about the program.
Dr Shane Sinclair (PhD 2009) has published his findings on the impact of death and dying on the personal lives and practices of palliative and hospice care professionals in the December 2010 issue of the Canadian Medical Association Journal