/nursing/articles/rss en /nursing/article/celine-gelinas-research-contributes-improved-assessment-and-management-pain <p>On February 19, 2025, the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario officially unveiled its new edition of best practice guidelines (BPG) on how to prevent, assess and manage pain across the lifespan – guidelines that were prepared by an expert panel co-chaired by Ingram School of Nursing Professor <b>Céline Gélinas</b>. "All individuals living with acute or chronic pain deserve access to person-centered, evidenced-based pain management,” she insists.</p> Mon, 03 Mar 2025 15:02:54 +0000 hena.kon@mcgill.ca 35675 at /nursing /nursing/article/black-history-month-2025-conversation-creativity-and-commitment <p><i>We celebrated Black History Month with a screening of the powerful documentary Breaking the Silence, a World Café focused on strategies for admissions, curriculum development, and program planning for Black students at the Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN), and a deep dive into Black culinary traditions. </i></p> <p><b>Screening of Breaking the Silence highlights resilience of Black nurses</b></p> Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:05:21 +0000 Anne-Laurie Beaubrun and Jayalakshmi Caliaperumal 34963 at /nursing /nursing/article/new-masters-course-wins-faculty-award-teacher-innovation &������;����;��&������;����;��&������;����;/��&������;����; Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:50:46 +0000 Hena Kon 33436 at /nursing /nursing/article/behind-scenes-nursing-nurses-reflection-challenges-and-triumphs-within-healthcare-system &������;����;��&������;����;��&������;����;/��&������;����; <p>Yvonne Sam was just 18 years old when she left her parents, 11 siblings and her home in Guyana, South America, to train as a nurse in England. From the age of nine, she knew that nursing was her calling when she witnessed firsthand how tenderly the nurses cared for her six-month-old sister as she lay dying of polio, a scene she describes poignantly in her recently published book, <u>Behind the Scenes in Nursing</u>.</p> Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:28:11 +0000 Hena Kon 33435 at /nursing /nursing/article/franco-carnevale-lifelong-commitment-respecting-and-elevating-childrens-voices <p>As Founder and principal investigator for <a href="/voice/">VOICE</a> (Views On Interdisciplinary Childhood Ethics), a ���ϲ�����-based international initiative to advance knowledge and practices relating to ethical concerns in childhood, Franco Carnevale, RN, PhD, has devoted the bulk of his 46-year career to maximizing the participation of children and youth in their care.</p> Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:57:43 +0000 Hena Kon 33413 at /nursing /nursing/article/kalonde-malama-brings-passion-health-equity-research-ingram-school-nursing <p>Growing up in Zambia during the height of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, Kalonde Malama (left), MPH, PhD, lost many close family members to this often-deadly disease. “Treatment options available in higher resource settings were non-existent where I lived,” he recalls. The unfairness of that disparity set him on a course of study and a lifelong mission to help improve health equity not just in his native country, but throughout sub-Saharan Africa.</p> Thu, 09 Jan 2025 20:01:05 +0000 Hena Kon 33375 at /nursing /nursing/article/mcgill-nursings-first-tomlinson-scholar <p>For as long as he can remember, Robera Berhanu was attracted to healthcare facilities. “Even as a young boy, I liked the idea of becoming a nurse to help address health issues in my country,” explains Berhanu. He could not have imagined that his enthusiasm for nursing would take him from his native Ethiopia to Montreal or that he would be the first PhD student in the history of the Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN) to win the prestigious Tomlinson Award.</p> Thu, 09 Jan 2025 19:44:03 +0000 Hena Kon 33374 at /nursing /nursing/article/nursing-alumni-return-mcgill-homecoming <p>Held on October 24, 2024 at the Ingram School of Nursing, Homecoming attracted ���ϲ����� Nursing alumni from as close as downtown Montreal and as far as Calgary, Alberta. Whether they graduated six years ago or six decades ago, all were eager to catch up with former classmates over a cup of tea, and to chat with our director, student ambassadors, and faculty.</p> Sat, 30 Nov 2024 21:05:38 +0000 Hena Kon 33298 at /nursing /nursing/article/gathering-thanking-nipro-canada-celebrates-shared-commitment-innovation-teaching <p><span>In April 2024, Marnie O’Brien and Emma Locket of the Ingram School of Nursing’s Vascular Access Student Club (VASC) presented at the Canadian Vascular Access Association’s conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, winning the People’s Choice Award and second place for their research poster. Little did they know that they were about to leave Winnipeg with the promise of yet another prize – a hand-held IP-Echo machine offered by Raphael </span>Dubé<span>, President of medical supply company Nipro Canada, who was impressed by the students’ enthusiasm and commitment to vascular access education.</span></p> Sat, 30 Nov 2024 20:44:10 +0000 Hena Kon 33297 at /nursing /nursing/article/nurse-practitioner-programs-receive-full-accreditation <p>The Ingram School of Nursing (ISoN) is pleased to announce that four Nurse Practitioner concentrations—Adult Care, Mental Health, Pediatrics, and Neonatal—received full 5-year ‘accreditation’ following their <i>visites d’examen</i> from the Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ) during the 2023-2024 academic year.</p> <p>Specifically, the accreditors highlighted the programs’ strong clinical-academic partnership, solid pedagogy, and commitment to continuous quality improvement.</p> Sun, 10 Nov 2024 12:58:13 +0000 hena.kon@mcgill.ca 33264 at /nursing