Community Care: Healing Wounds from the Inside Out
Kimberley Smith wrote in her kindergarten year book that she wanted to be a nurse when she grew up. In the years that followed between kindergarten and university, Kimberley stuck […]
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The Connect Team: Making Connections with Vulnerable Youth
Young people face a variety of challenges during adolescence which can have an enormous impact on their lives. These challenges – along with experiencing rapid physical, cognitive and social-emotional changes […]
A Proactive Approach to Health Care: Supporting Health – At Home
My name is Jennifer Guy and I am a registered nurse. I began my career with Eastern Health 27 years ago on August 16, 1991, and since that time I’ve […]
MEET “THE PROTECTORS”: YOUR GUARDIANS OF PRIVACY AND HEALTH INFORMATION
Privacy and security of personal health information is a right enjoyed by all citizens in Newfoundland and Labrador and lays at the heart of our society. Protecting privacy and ensuring […]
Young Adult Cancer – Supporting Unique Needs
I first started my career as a nurse on the oncology in-patient unit the Health Sciences Centre in 1986 when I was 21 years old. I worked with adolescents and […]
Gotta Get Away for the 24th of May? Rethink That Drink
It’s that time of year again when people are hauling out their spring and summer clothes, changing over winter tires to summer tires and gearing up for another camping season. […]
Perinatal Bereavement: Navigating the Loss
The birth of a baby is usually a joyous occasion. However, when the outcome of a pregnancy is not the one hoped for, people can feel devastated. In spite of […]
