KAMLOOPS – A faculty member in TRU’s School of Nursing will receive the Award of Excellence in Nursing Education from the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia (CRNBC). Diane Wells will be presented with her award at the annual general meeting of the CRNBC at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver tomorrow (May 9).
“I was very honoured to learn that I would receive recognition from our professional organization, the College of Registered Nurses of BC (CRNBC) for my commitment to nursing education,” said Diane Wells. “I share this award with many of my colleagues (at TRU and RIH), who have been and continue to be my mentors. I feel very privileged to enjoy the work that I do, to share my passion for nursing with students.”
This is not the first time Wells has been recognized as a nurse-educator; she received a TRU Teaching Excellence award in 2001.
The CRNBC Award of Excellence in Nursing Education is presented to registered nurses who demonstrate excellence in nursing education in the nurses’ own work settings, in such areas as: lecture, demonstration, discussion, clinical or laboratory instruction; consultation, including tutoring, advising and thesis or major paper supervision; program, curriculum or course design and development; innovative teaching methods; educational planning and policy making; and production of educational materials like study guides, instructional materials and resources, audiovisual aids, and textbooks.
Nominees must, among other criteria, also consistently demonstrate excellence as a professional nurse; consistently demonstrate responsibility for own professional development; participate in the activities of professional, health-related organizations outside of their own agency; actively demonstrate innovative and progressive ideas in nursing; act as a role model and mentor; and consistently demonstrate excellence in interpersonal relationships and communication skills.
For more information, please contact Diane Wells at 250-828-5417 or by email.
Or School of Nursing chair Jeanette Murray at 250-828-5418.
Note: A photo will be available after the ceremony.
