Health-care education is getting more lifelike at TRU with the purchase of a new mannequin that can simulate the behaviour of a sick infant. The…
When Dr. Judy Duchscher tasked 36 senior nursing students enrolled in a leadership course to identify a critical challenge and offer up creative, grassroots solutions…
When it comes to finding out what youth need to thrive Dr. Bonnie Fournier has always relied upon the simplest method of discovery. She asks them,…
A team of six Thompson River University Nursing students came together to teach Nesika Elementary students about the human body, sexuality and drugs during a…
Taking care of people isn’t for the faint of heart, and a group of recently graduated health-care assistants are showing their gratitude to their program…
Lucas Warner was one of 655 students to receive a financial boost at the annual TRU Foundation Awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 28. Awards have…
KAMLOOPS– TRU students received $775,000—the most ever awarded—in donor-funded scholarships, bursaries and awards at the annual TRU Foundation Awards ceremony on Thursday, Nov. 28. The…
TRU lecturer Allison Innes-Wiens has teamed up with representatives from School District 73, several students from the respiratory therapy program and the School of Nursing…
Jessie Bauer’s Master of Nursing (MN) experience at TRU was transformational. When she graduated from TRU with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2015,…
Nursing students interested in the care of refugees now have an opportunity to receive financial aid through a new award established by two faculty members.…
Earlier this week, members of TRU’s board of governors and executive team, along with Dean of Nursing Dr. Donna Murnaghan and nursing student Mackenzie Byers…
Federal Minister of Health Ginette Petitpas Taylor visited TRU yesterday to learn about federally-funded population health research being undertaken by Dr. Bonnie Fournier, Associate Professor…
This story first appeared in the spring 2019 edition of Bridges Magazine: The Sustainability Issue. Bridges is the official publication of TRU alumni and friends,…
This story first appeared in the spring 2019 edition of Bridges Magazine: The Sustainability Issue. Bridges is the official publication of TRU alumni and friends,…
TRU's Practical Nursing program in Williams Lake has received a five-year approval with no limitations or conditions from the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals.…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEUnlx1kO9A There was only one career path for Makenzie Vandertoolen: nursing. For the Utah-born young woman whose family moved to Canada when she was in…
TRU School of Nursing (SoN) faculty member Sheila Blackstock and a group of third-year nursing students are preparing to depart for the remote community of…
Mentors have the capacity to shift the way we think, to empower us to think for ourselves, and to encourage boldness and a thirst for…
End-of-life, palliative care Michelle Funk Coltman can speak to the ethical issues relating to illness, mental health, treatment of those at the end of their…
Thompson Rivers University nursing students used the annual Teddy Bear clinic on Saturday, March 16 to hone their technical skills and practise their bedside manner.…
