Nursing Week 2021
This year we celebrate a number of nurses from across the region. Click on each link below to read the full article and view a short video.
Patient and personal safety a key focus for Concordia nurse
Since her early days as an industrial nurse for a manufacturing company in the Philippines to her current role as a family medicine nurse at Concordia Hospital, Amylynn Nucom has more than 23 years of experience caring for other people. Nothing in those 23 years, however, prepared her for what she and…
Public Health Nurses a vital part of the fight against COVID-19
Public Health Nurse Michely Berger hasn't visited her office in ACCESS Transcona much over the past year, but although she misses it, she wouldn't have had it any other way. Berger was one of the first Public Health Nurses to volunteer as a contact tracer/case investigator. Contact tracing helps limit…
Pandemic boosts awareness the importance of infection prevention and control
A crisis doesn't really change what's important, but it does tend to sharpen our focus on it. That's been the case with infection prevention and control efforts throughout the pandemic, says Molly Blake, a registered nurse and Director of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority's (WRHA) Infection…
CIVP hydration infusion team makes an impact in personal care homes
Personal care homes (PCHs) were particularly hard hit by the first waves of the COVID-19, where the age of their clients - and their proximity to one another as residents of congregate living facilities - put them into a higher-risk category. At the same time, COVID-19-positive patients being transferred from…
Adaptability, teamwork key to navigating COVID-19 fight
Licensed Practical Nurse Sumeet Sidhu and RNBN Sabrina Klassen are well aware of the stresses and fears COVID-19 has thrust upon those working on the health-care system's front lines. They are also clear on one of our most important strengths for coping with them: an ability to pull together as a team for…
