Today marks the first day of National Nursing Week in Canada, a chance to celebrate the nearly 460,000 regulated nurses in our country.
The University of Alberta’s Faculty of Nursing is leading the way through its teaching, practice and research. The program is ranked number one in Western Canada and among the best in the world, recognized globally for transforming the health and well-being of Albertans, Canadians and humankind.
Meet some of the U of A’s transformational leaders who are improving access to care for rural Albertans, helping people stay healthy at home as they age, building trust in the system to improve child health, digging deeper into lifelong heart health and educating the next generation of nurses:
Alberta government investment addresses critical shortage of rural nurses
(Originally published in Folio on March 18, 2025)
Nursing researcher investigates which home care supports older people need most to delay their entry into long-term care.
(Originally published on the Faculty of Nursing website on March 4, 2025)
New professors bring broad areas of research, enthusiasm for teaching to top-rated nursing faculty.
(Originally published on the Faculty of Nursing website on January 28, 2025)
Learn more about the research Jim Johansson, Samantha Louie-Poon and Margo Jackson
Nursing PhD candidate studies how secondary amenorrhea caused by physical training may be linked to pregnancy complications and cardiovascular issues.
(Originally published on the Faculty of Nursing website on September 16, 2024)
Shannon MacDonald works with communities to figure out the best way to deliver information and vaccines.
(Originally published in Folio on June 28, 2024)
The Village of Consort has hired Christie Brulhart to provide desperately needed primary care.
(Originally published in Folio on June 17, 2024)