August 29, 2013 - Congratulations to Dr. Kathy Pfaff (Lecturer, Faculty of Nursing) who successfully defended her doctoral thesis, entitled, "Interprofessional collaboration and the new graduate nurse: A mixed methods exploration".
News & Events
Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 10:56
May 29, 2013 - The Graduate Diploma in Oncology/Palliative Nursing is featured in an article in the Spring 2013 Cancer Care Ontario (CCO) Provincial Oncology Nursing Newsletter. The newsletter will also be published on the CCO website.
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 16:16
The Faculty of Nursing participated in Science Rendezvous 2013, which took place on May 11, 2013. Nursing faculty members, staff, and students provided interactive and educational displays for the community.
Nursing photos from Science Rendezvous 2013:
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 12:10
May 22, 2013 - Congratulations to Professor Kathy Pfaff, whose presentation last week at the McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences Research Plenary won an Excellence in Oral Presentation Award. Her presentation was titled: "A Mixed Methods Exploration of the Team and Organizational Factors that Predict New Graduate Nurse Engagement in Collaborative Practice."
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 12:00
May 16, 2013 - The annual Nursing Celebration of Research and Scholarship event recognized the achievements of Nursing faculty, students and community partners.
The 2013 Faculty of Nursing Research Award was awarded to Dr. Susan Fox-Wasylyshyn. This award is given based on a formal nomination by a colleague and support letters from three referees.
Graduate student (MSc) Anne Foote was recognized for receiving a research grant (the CPI/Rolling Stones Fund for the Advancement of Professional Practice in Infection Control) from the Registered Nurses’ Foundation of Ontario. She has also was the recipient of the A.R. and E. G. Ferriss Graduate Endowment Award and the Dr. Steve Radin VON Graduate Award.
Two individuals from community partners were also recognized for their contributions to research in our region - Irene Carson from Windsor Regional Hospital and Professor Katharine Hungerford from Lambton College.
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - 12:32
May 7, 2013 - Congratulations to Padma Ravi, a first year Collaborative BScN student and a Faculty of Nursing Patient Safety Champion, who has been chosen to attend the 4th Annual IHI Open School Student Quality Leadership Academy, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, on June 13-14, 2013 in Cambridge, MA. The Student Quality Leadership Academy is a free, two-day program for students and residents designed to build the leadership competencies within all health professions. Participants will learn specific skills related to leading change, managing conflict, communicating effectively, and tackling other leadership challenges they currently face, or will face in their careers. Feedback on Padmin's application stated: "your enthusiasm and interest in leadership made you a stand-out candidate".
Monday, May 6, 2013 - 13:17
May 6, 2013 - The Faculty of Nursing 3rd floor Medical Education Building (MEB) opening ceremony was featured in the Windsor Star on May 3, 2013.
Friday, May 3, 2013 - 14:35
May 3, 2013 - The Faculty of Nursing once again was a participant in the fourth annual Research Showcase held on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at Devonshire Mall. Faculty and students demonstrated to our community the exciting research that is taking place currently at the University and the Faculty of Nursing.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 11:36
April 16, 2013 - The 2013 Faculty of Nursing Internal Research Grants have been awarded to Michelle Freeman, Laurie Freeman-Gibb, Cheri Hernandez and Debbie Dayus. These grant applications were subjected to an external review process and the scores were further reviewed by our Research Committee.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013 - 11:33
April 16, 2013 - Susan Fox has been selected as the recipient of the 2013 Faculty of Nursing Award for Excellence in Research and Scholarship. Susan's nomination and recommendation letters, along with her outstanding CV were a clear testimony that she is most deserving of this recognition.