Megan Cayley
CNSA Clinical Award My parents are my greatest inspiration for becoming a nurse and the example for how I want to practice as a health care professional. Growing up, I observed first-hand their abilities to empathize, problem solve, and advocate for their patients throughout their careers as both a nurse and paramedic, and for this […]
Mary Strain
Northern Award I am honoured to be the recipient of the Canadian Nurses Foundation Northern Award. I am currently a Bachelor of Science in Nursing student at Cambrian College in Sudbury, Ontario. Prior to entering the nursing program, I earned my Bachelor of Arts degree at Lakehead University in 2016, majoring in Indigenous Studies. Additionally, […]
Marjorie Dornan
Royal Victoria Award I am a term 6 nursing student at Langara College in Vancouver, British Columbia. I chose to go into nursing because I have always had a passion for helping others. I have really enjoyed all of my nursing school experiences so far, which have ranged from residential care to maternity, and everything […]
Maridith Brown
CNSA Community Award I am becoming a nurse because I have a passion to help others gain and maintain health, especially at vulnerable times in life. I completed a Co-op placement in the ICU this past summer and fell in love with the fast pace and advanced scope of the nurses on a unit like […]
Rafael Sayoto
John Vanderlee Award Some say the future is never the way we imagined it. Looking back, it was not my first choice to enter nursing school, but on my sophomore year, the program significantly changed me to become more open to people. Seven years in the practice, nursing continues to evolve my perspectives through stories […]
Lindsey Lenters
CNF AWard I am a first year student in the second-entry Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) program at the University of Toronto. My motivation for working in health care stems from childhood experiences moving between North America, South America and Sub-Saharan Africa, which informed my understanding of the crucial importance of universal health coverage […]
Keara Graham
Judy Hill Award I’m entering my second and final year of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at the University of British Columbia. Looking back on my convoluted, yet purposeful journey into the nursing profession, I can’t help but smile. I initially applied to nursing because I was fascinated by the opportunities for genuine […]
Laura Rigg
College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia Award My interest in nursing came about during my previous undergraduate degree; I thought I wanted to pursue biological research at the time. I had taken a part-time job as a student life ambassador, and I was tasked with attending and reporting on a Dalhousie nursing event that […]
Krista Fyffe
Sharon Nield Memorial Award I am lucky enough to have received the generous CNF Sharon Nield Memorial Award. I don’t remember when I exactly knew I wanted to be a nurse but I don’t ever remember wanting to be anything else. I always felt compelled to help people and never wanted to work behind a […]
Katherine Wyne
Nightingale Award I am currently a second year BSN student at College of the Rockies. I grew up in Langley, BC and moved to Victoria right out of high school. At the University of Victoria I studied Biology and Psychology and became fascinated with the physiology of the brain and body. Although I was passionate […]