School of Nursing | Queen's University

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Insights from the verge: examining opioid use disorder treatment in primary care

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In 2021, over 8,000 people in Canada died from opioid-related causes. In the United States, where nursing PhD student Martha Whitfield currently lives and works as a nurse practitioner, the number of deaths related to opioid poisoning exceeded 40,000 that year.

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Opinion: Bring nurses into the conversation for better health care

In The Media

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Ottawa Citizen | Opinion

Featured: Dr. Erna Snelgrove-Clarke

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Taking care of newborn health in our community: Introducing the Partnership for Well Baby Care

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This article was originally published on the Queen's Health Sciences website.

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Health Human Resources planning for regional health

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Promoting organizational compassion to mitigate post-traumatic stress within healthcare contexts

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Small changes, big outcomes: Quality improvement in health care

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Knowing even small changes in health care can have a big impact on someone’s life inspires Pamela Mathura. It fuels her passion for quality improvement and it is what led her to pursue a degree in health quality, becoming one first students to enroll in Queen’s doctoral-level health quality program.

Building community for Black nursing students: Introducing the Queen’s chapter of the Canadian Black Nursing Alliance

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This article was originally published on the Queen's Health Sciences website.

It’s no secret that working in and studying healthcare these days is challenging. Adding to this challenge is the isolation someone may experience when you feel like you don’t belong or a part of the community.

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Researchers recognized for contributions to virtual simulation in health education

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Queen’s School of Nursing is pleased to congratulate faculty member Dr. Marian Luctkar-Flude and PhD student Laura Killam have been recognized by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH), for their contributions to simulation learning and research in health education. They were honoured for their achievements during a ceremony at the International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare (IMSH) in Orlando, Florida this January.

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Better together: Learning partnerships for healthier communities

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Queen’s NURS 371 practicum in maternal, child and family-centred care gives nursing students important interprofessional learning experiences with a variety of health care partners, including the doulas at Childbirth Kingston.

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Media: Recruiting healthcare professionals proving to be a challenge in Ontario

In The Media

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Ontario Morning from CBC Radio with Ramraajh Sharvendiran

Featured: Dr. Rosemary Wilson