Two highly accomplished professors from the School of Nursing in UBC Okanagan’s Faculty of Health and Social Development are among the inaugural class of Fellows of the Canadian Academy of Nursing, announced Sept. 9 by the Canadian Nurses Association.
Over the last two years, a group of UBC nursing students have been following the overdose crisis while trying to come up with a life-saving solution. Now that they are in their final year of undergraduate studies, and with the crisis gaining momentum, they see the eradication of stigma as an important way to solve this crisis.
From the Toronto Blue Jays winning their first World Series, to Dr. Roberta Bondar became the first Canadian woman in space, to the world first SMS/text message -- 1992 was a year of firsts.
This fall, Aberdeen Hall welcomed nursing students from Muriel Kranabetter's Engaging in Leadership course into grade three and six classrooms to help learn more about global health issues.
Spending dawn to midnight with a total stranger isn't everybody’s cup of tea. But for UBC’s Sheila Epp, the opportunity to escort a child on a day-long trip to Disneyland far outweighs the personal exhaustion that comes with this duty.
An estimated 300 people enjoyed African-themed food, entertainment and a silent auction as the Okanagan School of Nursing 4th-year students held their annual Global Gala at the Laurel Packing House on Saturday Nov. 23.
Dancing, shopping, and eating African-inspired food is how the campus community can help send nursing student’s to Africa to promote important health initiatives.
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Increasing nursing presence in the village will help improve health for residents
Kalamalka Secondary School students plan trip to Panama to turn knowledge into action.