Profile of a Travelling Nurse: Labrador
Profile of a travelling Nurse - KGH Nurse Sandra Milliken shares her experiences as a travelling nurse to the more remote regions of Canada.
Profile of a Travelling Nurse: Whitehorse
"It took me less than 24 hours to fall irreversibly in love with the Yukon."
Good Air and Bad Air: The Importance of Ventilation
Considered by many as the founder of modern nursing, British social reformer Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) was one of the most well-known female voices on health care in the 19th century. In this blog entry, I outline what Florence Nightingale believed was the most important consideration of nursing – the ventilation and good air of a patient’s room – and will explore how this advice recurs and develops in the ensuing forty years in home advice manuals.
A Tribute to Canada’s Nurses: Celebrating Nursing Week 2013
In Canada, the hard work and dedication of nurses is formally recognized during National Nursing Week, the second week of May. International Nurses Day, designated by the International Council of Nurses in 1974, is celebrated on May 12th. This day was chosen as significant because it is Florence Nightingale’s birthday.
Outlook for Nursing Grads in 2012, by Carolyn
The healthcare industry is thought to be one of the most secure job industries in the U.S. Still, hospitals, clinics, and doctors’ offices haven’t been immune to the economic troubles that almost all sectors in the nation have faced. Those who are graduating from nursing programs this year should not expect jobs to be handed to them. However, nursing jobs are available, and the available slots for nurses are only expected to increase over the next several years.
15 years later… Remembering Nancy Malloy
A native of Brockville, Ontario, Nancy completed her studies at the KGH School of Nursing in 1968 and her Bachelors degree in Nursing Science at Queen’s University in 1969. After finding out about her work and untimely death, I would like to honour Nancy’s memory by telling her story.