Danielle Aitkens
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Master’s I am from Lethbridge and I enjoy spending time in the beautiful outdoors- visiting the Rocky Mountains to go hiking, kayaking and sightseeing, usually bringing my camera along. I became a nurse because I am passionate about people, and caring for them. I have a heart to see […]
Daniel Dul
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Baccalaureate Being born at 1lb, 14oz meant that I would deal with a lot of medical issues in my early life. I was in and out of the hospital numerous times when I was a kid. During that time, I received life changing care, and at an early age […]
Ashley Gueret
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Master’s When I was a little girl I wanted to be a doctor. I loved talking and being with people, I loved learning how the body works, and I loved asking questions and solving mysteries. A school counselor in high school suggested that I take my nursing degree so […]
Amanda Kioke
TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund Award – Baccalaureate I am a second year nursing student at Laurentian University. I am truly honored to have been selected as a recipient for an award this year from the Canadian Nurses Foundation and TD Aboriginal Nursing Fund. I am originally from Attawapiskat First Nation and I have spent the […]
Tieghan Killacky
Dr. Ann Beckingham Award I am a second year PhD student and a graduate of the Masters of Nursing Program at the University of Toronto with a Collaborative Program in Bioethics through the Joint Centre for Bioethics. I have a particular passion for nursing ethics and the complex challenges faced by the cardiovascular population. In […]
Terri Kean
AstraZeneca Award I remember her … the naïve 18 year old girl, fearless and feisty, yet unsettled by what the future would bring after high school. One by one her friends received university acceptance letters; invitations to become who they thought they were meant to be. Uncertain what would incite her already restless spirit, she […]
Sheila Boamah
TD Meloche Monnex Award I am a PhD candidate in Nursing at Western University. My research interests include leadership, patient safety, human resource management, and health policy. My doctoral research focuses on the role of healthcare leadership and transformation of work environments in promoting efficiency of care delivery and the quality of worklife of nurses. […]
Renee Crossman
Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland & Labrador Award Since I graduated with my BN in 1999, I have been interested in the humanistic nature of nursing and health care. From previous nursing and academic experiences, I feel that our understanding of illness and health care is shaped by the interactions and experiences that we […]
Marjorie Montreuil
Lundbeck Canada Inc. Mental Health Nursing Award I started my career in nursing after working for a year as a volunteer in a children’s hospital. This first-hand experience allowed me to meet nurses and learn about their work in supporting and helping children and families, which convinced me to pursue a career as a nurse. […]
Kimberly LeBlanc
Dr. Dorothy Kergin Award I am an Advanced Practice and Certified Enterostomal Therapy Nurse, currently pursuing a PhD in Nursing at Queens University. I have lectured nationally and internationally on wound and ostomy care and have published extensively on ostomy and wound care related topics. I am the co-chair and a founding member of the […]