U of R first Canadian university to open nurse practitioner-led student wellness centre
The University of Regina unveiled its new Student Wellness Centre on Friday morning, making the U of R the first university in Canada to open a nurse practitioner-led healthcare facility for students.
The facility is operated by the Faculty of Nursing. Dean of the faculty, Dr. Cheryl Pollard, said this centre is more than ten years in the making.
“This centre is built apron our belief that (for) students and faculty, there’s a connection between physical, emotional, mental and spiritual well-being that all lead into academic success,” said Pollard.
Four nurse practitioners will work in the clinic, along with two or three nurse practitioner students at any given time. The nurse practitioners can offer in-person, primary services to students, including ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, monitoring lab work, prescribing drugs and performing minor surgical procedures.
“This centre will give us the chance to access healthcare services quickly, effectively and easily. I am positive it is going to be a very popular service,” said Hannah Tait, president of the University of Regina Student Union.
Undergraduate nursing students will also operate at the centre during their clinical placements.
“Nursing is a professsion where it takes a long time to build a nurse. For them to be engaging with real, live people and dealing with issues in real time, is a means of education that we can’t provide any other way,” Pollard said.
CTVNews.ca Top Stories
Doctors ask Liberal government to reconsider capital gains tax change
The Canadian Medical Association is asking the federal government to reconsider its proposed changes to capital gains taxation, arguing it will affect doctors' retirement savings.
Keeping these exotic pets is 'cruel' and 'dangerous,' Canadian animal advocates say
Canadian pet owners are finding companionship beyond dogs and cats. Tigers, alligators, scorpions and tarantulas are among some of the exotic pets they are keeping in private homes, which pose risks to public safety and animal welfare, advocates say.
Prince William and wife Kate thank public for birthday messages for son Louis
Prince William and his wife Kate thanked the public for their messages which had been sent to mark the sixth birthday of their youngest son Louis on Tuesday.
She was the closest she'd ever been to meeting her biological father. Then life dealt her a blow
Anne Marie Cavner was the closest she'd ever been to meeting her biological father, but then life dealt her a blow. From an unexpected loss to a host of new relationships, a DNA test changed her life, and she doesn't regret a thing.
How quietly promised law changes in the 2024 federal budget could impact your day-to-day life
The 2024 federal budget released last week includes numerous big spending promises that have garnered headlines. But, tucked into the 416-page document are also series of smaller items, such as promising to amend the law regarding infant formula and to force banks to label government rebates, that you may have missed.
Which foods have the most plastics? You may be surprised
'How much plastic will you have for dinner, sir? And you, ma'am?' While that may seem like a line from a satirical skit on Saturday Night Live, research is showing it's much too close to reality.
'Catch-and-kill' strategy to be a focus as testimony resumes in Trump hush money case
A veteran tabloid publisher was expected to return to the witness stand Tuesday in Donald Trump's historic hush money trial.
Quebec farmers have been protesting since December. Is anyone listening?
Upset about high interest rates, growing paperwork and heavy regulatory burdens, protesting farmers have become a familiar sight across Quebec since December.
South Korean sentenced to 14 months in jail for killing 76 cats
South Korean man has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for killing 76 cats in one of the country's most gruesome cases of animal cruelty in recent years.