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#YESThisIsNursing Profiling de Souza Nurse Associate Myra Henderson
Nurses deliver care in a variety of settings, it can be in a hospital, a community clinic, or in someone’s home. Myra Henderson is an RN, de Souza Nurse Associate who works at the Manitoulin Health Centre, a small hospital in Manitoulin Island in Northern Ontario which includes generations of Indigenous people. She shares with … Read more
CKWS Newswatch, kingstonregion.com, thewhig.com – Nursing History Made in the Kingston
CKWS Newswatch has featured a story on Janet Giroux receiving her de Souza APN Designation. This is National Nursing Week — a time set aside to raise awareness of the role that nurses play in society. This afternoon — a Kingston nurse was acknowledged for her hard work, commitment and dedication at a special ceremony … Read more
#YESThisisNursing at UHN
No two days are ever the same for a nurse. Although they have their own routine, each day represents new patients, new challenges and new learning opportunities. Nurses are continuing to deal with the expanding traditional and non-traditional roles that they are expected to perform on every shift. How do nurses continue to do the … Read more
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National Hospice Palliative Care Week 2017 Message
May 7th to the 13th marks National Hospice Palliative Care Week. Over the next few days, activities and discussions will take place all over the country informing Canadians about high quality hospice palliative care. At de Souza Institute, we developed an online course, iEPEC-O (based on the “Education in Palliative and End of Life Care-Oncology” … Read more
#YESThisIsNursing – Nursing Week 2017
There is an old expression “If you need help getting something done, ask a busy person.” If that is the case then you should always ask a nurse. We are celebrating National Nursing Week, a time when nurses slow down just a little bit and allow us to celebrate their achievements. This year’s theme is … Read more
A Nursing First for Kingston
Kingston, Ontario – Kingston General Hospital Nurse Practitioner Janet Giroux is the first nurse in Kingston and the South East Local Health Integration Network (South East LHIN) to receive the prestigious de Souza Advance Practice Nurse (APN) Designation. She becomes only the fourth nurse in all of Ontario to bestowed this honour. The de Souza … Read more