Academic News

On Friday June 2nd, third year nursing students heading to a pediatric senior practicum placement had the opportunity to participate in a pediatric high fidelity simulation exercise.  This exercise was the first pediatric high fidelity simulation for the Red River College BN program.

Students had an opportunity to refresh their knowledge of pediatric nursing assessments as well as growth and development with the simulation manikin “Baby Lucas”.  High fidelity simulation will be incorporated into the pediatric and maternity clinical rotations starting in the fall term. 

We would like to thank Allison, Alexa, Tory, Kelsey, and Britney for their feedback and being a part of this new opportunity.

Kaleigh Henrikson and her students at Steinbach Regional Secondary School recently had a tremendously successful experience at the Provincial and National Skills Competitions, both of which took place here in Winnipeg.

The Provincial Competition for Software Applications took place on April 13, 2017 at the Red River College Roblin Street Campus.  Kaleigh was able to bring three students who trained with her for many hours outside of class (and independently on weekends!) to achieve the level they felt was required to succeed at this event. And succeed they did.  All three students, Felina, Jana and Lia spend the day creating presentations, databases and documents using MS Office software.  In addition to being a high school Business Teacher, Kaleigh enjoys success as a high-level Amateur Hockey Coach.  Kaleigh was surprised at how much her knowledge of sports psychology could help prepare her students for future competitions.  Waiting to hear the final results during the presentation ceremonies was as nerve racking as the final moments of a gold medal hockey game!  When it was announced that Jana had placed 3rd and Lia had placed first, the entire Steinbach group was thrilled with their success.

This Skills Competition was about more than just software applications.  Lia expressed that through the process she “learned to work independently and it helped her increase her problem solving skills”. She also said that because you’re in a competition she felt that she pushed herself even more than she typically does in class. She wasn’t able to ask for help as a last resort like she does in class, it was all on her and gave a more “real life” feel to her work.

The National Skills Competition took place on May 29th and 30th at the RBC Convention Centre here in Winnipeg.  while Lia did not place during this event, as a grade 11 student, she says loved the experience and will use it to participate next year.  Kaleigh thinks that the best part of the day was hearing how Lia was having fun the whole time.  Now that’s what teaching is all about! Authentic learning, community connections and deeper thinking.  Congratulations to Lia, Felina and Jana for all their hard work, and thank you to Kaleigh for giving her students a way to succeed.

Steinbach student, Lia, wins the Gold Medal at the Provincial Skills Competition.

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It was a great pleasure to be asked to be part of the Career Trek this year, which is hosted by Red River College. This event is geared towards grade 5 and 6 students from rural areas, who come to the college to visit several academic areas.

For the nursing Department, we had the students split up in four stations, and they had to work through related activities.

Station One was Peter Pan, who almost collided with a bird while flying.  When he was trying to avoid the collision, he fell on a tree. So in this scenario, students had to change the dressing on his arm laceration and reapply a tensor to his sprained ankle.

Station two was a hand washing station using the glow germ gel.

Station three was skeleton bones, and the students had to reconstruct the body from head to toe.

And lastly, Station four was Fiona Shrek who was admitted to the hospital having an asthma attack. For this station, we put our SIM manikin Patty to work and had the students listen to her chest sounds and administer her an inhaler while she spoke and interacted with them.

What a great experience for everyone who took part!
Thank you to everyone who helped out and made this day so memorable for them.

A big thank you to our industry family for coming out to see the work of our grads on Thursday May 4.

3rd year students in the Epidemiology and Illness Prevention course held a Health Fair in the library hallway on May 10th.

The students shared important information on various health topics to increase awareness and help the college community learn how to stay healthy. Each station had a poster, pamphlets, and a game to play, with a chance to win a prize. Students engaged their audience through activity and informal presentations.

Thanks to everyone who came out and supported the students’ practical learning!

First year students in Nursing Techniques 1301 took over the NDC library hallway today to offer blood pressure and pulse checks for students, faculty, and staff. Split into two sections, one group in the morning and one in the afternoon, the students provided these important health checks, under the supervision of RNs.

The exercise gave students an opportunity to practice their skills in more of a real world situation, rather than the skills lab. In addition to practicing the technical skills, students were also able to communicate and interact with a diverse community.

Thanks to everyone who stopped by! Not only was it good for your health, but it was great practice for our students!

Research is an integral part of the Nursing Department. From Research and Innovation Day, to an instructor writing group, to publications, the instructors in the Nursing Department continue to show their passion for and commitment to research.

Congratulations to instructors Kim Mitchell and Tom Harrigan, along with Torrie Stefansson and Holly Setlack, on their latest publication! Their article “Exploring Self-Efficacy and Anxiety in First-Year Nursing Students Enrolled in a Discipline-Specific Scholarly Writing Course” has recently been published in the Journal Quality Advancement in Nursing Education.

To read their article, click here.

SES Talk Posters – CAHRD May 5 SA rev3Winnipeg’s largest Indigenous employment agency will
be on campus to discuss employment supports and
services, as well as their career fast-track program,
which matches job-ready Indigenous candidates with top
Winnipeg employers.

Please Read the Attachment for more details!

L-R Maddison Tokar-Wolff, Kaleigh Henrikson, James Gibson, Josh Pruden, Mitch Proctor.

Graduates of the Red River Teacher Education are bringing their innovative lesson ideas into the classrooms at Steinbach Regional Secondary School.  Five of our recent grads are currently employed at this Comprehensive school.  Overall, about 20 RRC grads are contributing to the technical Vocational, Industrial Arts and Business programs, including Vice Principal James Gibson .  See the link below to read the full story.

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