Building Programs of Preference with Real World Solutions for Nursing Education
Prepared: July 2024
We respectfully acknowledge that UNB stands on the unsurrendered and unceded traditional Wolastoqey land.
The lands of Wabanaki people are recognized in a series of Peace and Friendship Treaties to establish an ongoing relationship of peace, friendship and mutual respect between equal nations.
The river that connects our two campuses is known as Wolastoq, along which live Wolastoqiyik – the people of the beautiful and bountiful river. Wolastoq is also called the St. John River.
DEAN’S MESSAGE
That we can become more than we imagine has been the guiding principle of our academic plan. In 2020, when COVID-19 led to the closure of the university, we were inspired by President, Dr Paul Mazerolle who said “We will not be defined by this pandemic; rather we will be magnified by it.”
His words became our strength to move forward and our faculty and staff embraced the responsibilities of preparing high performing graduates for the future nursing workforce.
This perseverance is demonstrated by the six priority areas which have shaped our work within the Faculty of Nursing:
• Priority 4: Engaged University: Serving the Province of New Brunswick
• Priority 5: Indigenous Nursing Education
• Priority 6: Our Image
This mid-term report illustrates our courage to think differently; to dare to be bold as influencers of change for nursing education. We invite you to share in our progress as we reach the midpoint of the planning cycle. These pages are an expression of sustained growth reflected in our ability to integrate scholarship, innovation and research relevant for global healthcare transformation.
VISION, MISSION VALUES
OUR VISION
Putting New Brunswick first, acting locally and globally to advance nursing and nursing knowledge through excellence in teaching, research, clinical practice, leadership and innovation to make nursing education accessible.
OUR MISSION
Educate and prepare nurses to lead in an evolving heath care system grounded in the principles of primary health care, equity and relational practice, supported by scholarship, innovation, evidence and research.
OUR VALUES
The articulation of values for UNB’s Faculty of Nursing are designed to provide clear expectations of how we will proceed in our daily work.
Excellence
Caring
Collaboration
Integrity
Accountability
Responsiveness
LEADERSHIP TEAM
LORNA BUTLER DEAN SUE O’DONNELL ASSOCIATE DEAN
EMILY RICHARD ASSOCIATE DEAN
KELLY SCOTT-STOREY ASSISTANT DEAN
LORI JACKSON EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT
FINANCIAL COORDINATOR
From the inception of the academic plan, membership in the leadership also included:
AMIRAULT PROGRAM DIRECTOR 2013 - 2023
WILLIAMS ACTING ASSOCIATE DEAN 2022, 2023
DEBBI
CLAIRE
MAICA BANQUICIO
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION
ALICIA JONES
BACHELOR OF NURSING ACCELERATED PROGRAM (BNAP)
DIONNE OLIVER RESEARCH & GRADUATE PROGRAM
PAM WIEBE
BACHELOR OF NURSING FOUR YEAR PROGRAM
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JULIA MCKEWON UNB-HUMBER COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM 2023 - 2024
ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT
LINDSAY FISCHER CHEVELLE MALCOLM
COORDINATORS CLINICAL OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY GRANT
MADISON BELL
SARAH LANDRY 2022 - 2023
RACHEL STORR
MONCTON SITE
PROGRAMS:
• Bachelor of Nursing (4-Year)
• LPN-BN Nursing Pathway
• Masters of Nursing (MN)
• Nurse Practitioner stream
• Thesis/Report Stream
PROGRAMS:
• Bachelor of Nursing Accelerated Program (BNAP)
• Learn Where You Live
• Highschool to BNAP
ACADEMIC PLAN
PRIORITY AREAS
01
FINANCIAL STABILITY & WORKFORCE PLANNING
The Faculty of Nursing is viewed as fiscally responsible and a reliable partner to optimize funding for health education, research and workforce planning.
Approved by Board of Governors Dec. 2021
• Invited by the President to present our plan at the first joint President’s Executive Team (PET) and Deans’ meeting in 2022.
• The plan is a culmination of 18 working groups and six priority areas.
• A virtual design was chosen to demonstrate the creativity within the Faculty of Nursing.
ACCESSIBLE NURSING EDUCATION
Place the student experience at the forefront in support of quality, relevant, accessible education.
RESEARCH & SCHOLARSHIP
Exemplifying excellence via nursing research and evidence informed teaching, learning, and clinical practice.
“Building programs of preference with real world solutions for nursing education.”
ENGAGED UNIVERSITY: SERVING THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK
Continue to build on community, government and other partnerships to expand education opportunities and leverage model of excellence in community research, practice and education reflected in the FDCHC.
INDIGENOUS NURSING EDUCATION
The guiding principles and teachings for Nutsihpiluwewicik are grounded in Indigenous healing knowledges and priorities for health, supported by the Faculty of Nursing in the spirit of respectful and harmonious relations.
OUR IMAGE
Marketing and communicating the innovative and impactful education, research, and clinical practice activities of the FON.
FINANCIAL STABILITY & WORKFORCE PLANNING
STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ACTIONS
LPN-BN Pathway secures full funding for 24 seats.
The Faculty of Nursing is viewed as fiscally responsible and a reliable partner to optimize funding for health education, research, and workforce planning
The Government refers to Faculty of Nursing for support and collaboration in Nursing and health related issues of the province. Our faculty members were able to secure funding to support these programs/initiatives:
• LPN BN Program
• Virtual Reality for Nursing Education
• Mental Health Certificate Program
• Manipal Dual Degree Program
• Master of Nursing - NP Program
• Rural Nursing
Ongoing partnership with Manipal University to continue support in dual degree program with UNB Faculty of Nursing.
Virtual Reality (VR) for Nursing continues to equip and incorporate simulated clinical learning into Nursing Education in rural communities like Miramichi.
HEADSETS DEPLOYED TO DATE
STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ACTIONS
Articulate the value added of investing in the Faculty of Nursing and the Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre (FDCHC) for the UNB Development & Donor Relations (DDR) team to represent our progressive ideas and innovative programs to potential donors.
• Faculty of Nursing worked with RPB team to co-fund the work of the Community Health Clinic (CHC) at the FDCHC.
• Utilization of DDR fundings to support general activity of the Clinic such as upgrades of hardware, purchase of recliner chairs and foot care course for 2 Nurses for the Foot Care program.
SCAN FOR FDCHC WALK THROUGH
COMPLIMENT PLANNING
BUILDING PROGRAMS OF RESEARCH
SARAH ANN BALCOM
• Connect-the-Thoughts’: Health Case Competition
• Increased Workload Equity Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID19 Pandemic
DAVID BUSOLO
• Improving Access of Mammography use for Arabic-Speaking Refugee Women (Mariia Zaiachuk)
• A Collaborative Approach to Develop a Program to Improve Mammography Uptake among Arabic-Speaking Refugee Women
PAMELA DUREPOS
• Developing an Evidence-Informed Curriculum for a Dementia Coaching Program
• Scaling-Up the SPA-LTC Palliative Program in Long-Term Care Homes in New Brunswick
JASON HICKEY
• Our Health Counts: Population-Based Measures of Urban Indigenous Health Determinants, Health Status, and Health Care Access across Two Cities in New Brunswick
• Sub from Dalhousie: Wabanaki-Labrador Indigenous Health Research Network
• Assessing the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs, Access, and Outcomes of Incarcerated Women in New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland & Labrador Prisons
• Experiencing Incarceration in Canada by Mobilizing Knowledge with Community Partners
TRACEY RICKARDS
• Primary health care and improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations who use the Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre
• Authenticating family for lesbian step-families
KELLY SCOTT-STOREY
• Research Professional in Analysis and Knowledge Translation for Violence, Gender, and Health Research Program
PETREA TAYLOR
• Collaborative Development and Feasibility Testing of a Theory-Based Community Health Promotion Intervention for Women Living with Suicide Ideation
HIGHLIGHTING NEW SCHOLARS
DR. DAVID BUSOLO
Dr. David Busolo is an assistant professor at the Faculty of Nursing, Moncton site. His research areas of interest are chronicity (cancer), health promotion, and immigrant and refugee health. He is currently examining Arabic-speaking refugee women’s perspectives and experiences of accessing mammography services in New Brunswick.
The development and testing of interventions could be used with refugees and other disadvantaged populations (e.g., those experiencing homelessness) to improve their health.
DR. PAM DUREPOS
Before moving to New Brunswick and focusing on research, Dr. Pam Durepos, an assistant professor at the Faculty of Nursing, was a nurse at a hospital in Hamilton, Ont., where she faced difficult situations with dementia patients and their families.
After getting involved with an education and support group for family members of people with dementia, Durepos said she found a passion for end-of-life and palliative care, which focuses on comforting people facing their own or someone else’s death.
ACCESSIBLE NURSING EDUCATION: PUTTING NEW BRUNSWICK FIRST
PATHWAY
The College of Extended Learning was proud to partner with the Faculty of Nursing in this exciting initiative to provide learning opportunities for this group of learners throughout the province. The development of the LPN-BN Pathway was launched in 2020 with 24 in-person seats in Fredericton. In 2021 government provided performance-based funding to offer 24 additional seats via a Learn Where You Live (LWYL) model. This innovative model allows LPN learners to complete the pathway courses offered through the College of Extended Learning and enter the 3rd year of the Bachelor of Nursing
Program, all while staying in their home communities. With the advanced technologies including virtual reality and remote delivery of classes, learners were able to grow the compliment of Registered Nurses for the Province of New Brunswick healthcare system.
Ian D. Allen Executive Director College of Extended Learning
The LPN to BN pathway promotes lifelong learning and an enhanced educational opportunity for NBCC Practical Nurse graduates. The UNB/ NBCC partnership for New Brunswick nursing students demonstrates our shared commitment to nursing education in our province.
- Ray Hubble, Dean - School of Health & Wellness NBCC
During the two years of the pandemic the admissions to the Advance Standing Program (ASP) was impacted with 32 students who declined seats or could not sustain the financial costs.
The LPN-BN pathway model has been most helpful to correct this loss by converting the seats to include 16 LPN-BN students/yearly over two years who will join the Learn Where You Live cohort with clinical in Moncton. This will make up for the 32 seats lost.
This experience provided an opportunity to be creative in how students could become eligible for the ASP while also achieving recognition for the pre-requisite courses to enter the program.
BACHELOR OF NURSING ACCELERATED PROGRAM (BNAP)
Learn Where You Live students successfully completed the pathway to date
2023
LEARN WHERE YOU LIVE
Learn Where You Live allows LPNs to Bachelor of Nursing (BN) Pathway students who live in the Miramichi or Moncton regions to study and work in those areas instead of travelling to Fredericton to complete years three and four of their studies.
The province of New Brunswick is providing UNB with up to $487,000 toward the launch and delivery of the program. Learn Where You Live receives ongoing support from SPECTRAL, UNB’s applied research lab on spatial computing.
LEARN WHERE YOU LIVE CBC INTERVIEW
There are real advantages to VR education. Not only can students do their learning from home, but the software and dialogue are standardized, ensuring equal education across the board. Students can actively participate in realistic medical scenarios that enhance learning and provide hands-on training in a safe and controlled environment.
- Scott Bateman SPECTRAL
CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTS 2021-2023
GRADUATE
NURSE PRACTITIONER
The Government of New Brunswick funded UNB to host an Atlantic Canada Consortium to consider the feasibility of a pan-Atlantic NP education initiative to ensure NP education met primary health care needs. An ongoing, pan-Atlantic NP collaborative supported the transformation of our NP curriculum to better align with other Canadian programs. MPHEC approval was obtained in July 2022. Further funding was provided by the New Brunswick Nursing Resource Strategy to test the feasibility of doubling the NP seat allocation in 2023-2024 in support of workforce priorities.
UNDERGRADUATE
MANIPAL-UNB DUAL DEGREE:
MAHE-UNB Dual Degree: Launched in 2021, this project is an example of how innovative educational programming is responsive to the global shortage of nurses and addresses the continuing human resource crisis to supply Registered Nurses. Using a tripartite approach of educators, regulators, and employers the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) in Karnataka, India collaborated on the development of a dual degree model that is transferable globally. The India Council of Nurses approved 25 super-nummary seats and the Nurses Association of New Brunswick approved the curriculum July 2022. The first student cohort of 25 entered Year 1 in Fall 2022. (https://www.longwoods. com/content/27291/nursing-leadership/creating-a-dual-degreenursing-education-goes-global )
OF THE SUMMER INSTITUTE
In Aug. 2023, UNB President and Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Paul Mazerolle and Dr. Lorna Butler were joined by representatives from the provincial and municipal governments, Horizon Health Network, Shannex and the Nurses Association of New Brunswick to welcome nursing students and faculty from the Manipal Academy of Higher Education (MAHE) to Fredericton.
The visit was part of the UNB-MAHE
dual degree in nursing program.
As part of UNB’s ongoing partnership with the provincial government to fill staffing gaps in the healthcare system, UNB created a dual degree in nursing with MAHE, which aims to bring 100 National Council Licensure
Examination-Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) licensed nurses to New Brunswick from India between 2025 and 2029.
Breaking down barriers and creating worldwide opportunities for our students is how we ensure we remain connected to our global landscape
- Dr. Paul Mazerolle
LAUNCH
ACCESSIBLE NURSING EDUCATION: PROVINCIAL OUTREACH
UNB became the first university in Canada to have a virtual accreditation process which took place in October, 2020.
• Humber and UNBSJ- partial accreditation = 5 years
• Curricula/Programs: all programs across all sites received partial accreditation with multiple interim reports required. Overall, 5-years accreditation was received for all programs.
EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING FOR NURSING STUDENTS EXPANDS
We have continued to nurture and expand our rural partnerships across the province. For example, since 2022 students in the Accelerated BN program had clinical experiences in:
• Sussex;
• Miramichi;
• Sackville;
• Port Elgin;
• Salisbury Petitcodiac;
• Elgin; and
• Hillsborough.
LOBBYING FOR CHANGE
A new partnership with the Restigouche hospital in Northern New Brunswick was developed in 2022 and continued in 2023.
This partnership offers mental health clinical learning experiences for students at a Center of Excellence in Forensic and Mental health nursing in Campbellton, New Brunswick. The Summer 2023 offering of NURS2075 saw one group of four students attend this placement.
NANB no longer requires 1400 hours of clinical, rather a competency based approach has been implemented for education programs in NB.
Work is presently in the exploratory phases for the 2022-23 academic year to action the change. The faculty had been lobbying for this change for three years.
From: New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal (Print Edition)
DIONE WEARMOUTH - SEPTEMBER 10, 2022
Alisha Keough, clinical strategist and teaching professor for the faculty of nursing in Fredericton, and Renée Gordon, clinical strategist, teaching professor and acting program director for the bachelor of nursing accelerated program at UNB’s Moncton campus, said this year the school is focusing on rural outreach in communities that are struggling with a nursing shortage.
One of those rural areas is Sussex, a community where overnight emergency room department hours were ‘temporarily’cut due to staffing shortages. This fall, 20 students from the faculty of nursing in Fredericton and seven students from the Moncton campus will be sporting their red and black scrubs at health care facilities in Sussex.
UNB nursing faculties aren’t limiting their rural outreach to the Sussex area. This fall, 74 UNB nursing students from the Fredericton campus will be heading to various N.B. rural communities. According to Keough, this includes eight in the Minto/Fredericton Junction area, nine in the Petitcodiac/Salisbury area, nine in Harvey/McAdam, 27 in the Upper River Valley, 17 in Miramichi and four in Campbellton/ Restigouche.
Over the course of the next year, numerous Moncton campus students will also be sent to work in rural areas including Sackville and the Dorchester Penitentiary.
Keough said the Sussex placements follow communication with the town’s recruitment and retention committee that began this spring, when UNB was contacted by one of the committee’s representatives.
ALISHA KEOUGH
RENÉE GORDON
“We know that the Sussex region has been struggling with recruitment and retention for healthcare workers, particularly in nursing, and it is something that, although it’s not necessarily UNB’s responsibility to plan for the province in terms of workforce planning... We’re nurses! And, we want to make sure we’re giving our students the opportunity to practice in rural settings and be exposed to the types of needs that occur for clients in rural communities.”
All seven clinical students from Moncton will be working at Horizon’s Sussex Health Centre, and will be providing 100 hours of care each throughout the fall semester, starting this week.
The Fredericton students will be dispersed throughout the community, focusing on mental health, community health and extra-mural care.
“One of the things that our dean communicated to us as a priority early on was
that we want UNB nursing to be seen as a resource for people. We want people in this province to recognize that if we have a problem, UNB nursing might be able to help us. So, I think that it was a great inspiration of us as a team to look at where we are and what work we need to do,” Keough said.
Sussex Mayor Marc Thorne said sending UNB nursing students to the Sussex area will benefit the community and the students.
“It will put more working people in our hospital that are contributing to health care in a positive way. It also helps keep our hospital facilities operating efficiently and increases their values.”
‘Great opportunity’in rural medicine Gordon noted while many nursing students often recognize that working in rural hospitals can provide them with a wider range of opportunities than working in a larger city, there are barriers such as housing that can keep students from opting to work and study in smaller communities.
In order to address these barriers, rural communities can provide incentives to make their towns more appealing to work in.
“Some of the things we’ve been trying to suggest to town councils, and members of committees that we’ve been working with to establish rural clinical placements is ‘what can your town offer to students while they’re here to pique their interest and get their attention?’” explained Keough. “Basically communities need to open their doors and show students, as individuals, what the communities have to offer, things like showing them around trails, getting them involved in community events or maybe even giving them a free gym membership.”
Keough explained when students get the chance to establish themselves within a community while in school, they’ll be more likely to consider returning to the area when they graduate.
Gordon added when students do get the chance in rural communities, they are always welcomed with open arms by locals.
“We always hear overwhelming success regarding the support and kindness of the staff and community of some of these smaller, rural communities. And students tell other students this, and then they put up their hand and say ‘can I go?’because it was such a great opportunity.”
As far as nursing school recruitment goes, Keough said there is no shortage of people wanting to become nurses in New Brunswick, and she is hoping to expand the nursing faculty’s rural outreach even further in the coming years.
ACCESSIBLE NURSING EDUCATION: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
SUMMER CAMP
CAMP DIRECTORS SAY:
Tim Hortons Camp
“Learning in that setting, it’s very different than any other place they get to come to and in the past I’ve heard that from the student nurses that we’ve hired. We’ll have a student nurse and assistant nurse, and we’ve heard that from them as well. Like, it’s invaluable, the experience that you get. [Its]Not just the nursing side, but like the bedside manner, part of nursing and seeing people with like a range of disabilities and like, needed supports.”
2022
Two BNAP nursing students had were given an immersive education experience in the following camps:
• Camp Dragonfly (children with Type I diabetes);
• Tim Horton’s Camp (youth from lowincome families); and
• Camp Rotary (children with disabilities).
PARTICIPANT REACTIONS
“It’s really good that we have a pediatric placement because not a lot of people know how to work with kids”
“What was really special about it is you could tell that none of the kids felt like they were being judged. All the kids could just be themselves and it was really fun to see.”
“I love camp nursing. Camp nursing is probably the best nursing I have ever done, so I love it when I get an opportunity to show students that nursing is not all hospital nursing.”
“I just hope the partnership keeps going because I think it’s great. Not everybody knows enough about diabetes and symptoms. So it’s very helpful how to break down barriers and maybe preconceived notions about diabetes.”
ACCESSIBLE NURSING EDUCATION: PUTTING NEW BRUNSWICK FIRST
The Clinical Strategy Team was successful in securing CEWIL funding for students during the 2022-2023 academic year and Fall term of 2023.
This benefitted BNAP and BN students in community and rural and remote placements in a variety of areas around the province.
In 2023 third-year Nursing Students’ Gallery Walk Showcases celebrated the success of students in NURS 3068 Community and Population Health Nursing. Supported by CEWIL funding, students in this course apply principles of community assessment, planning and development when working in community settings with diverse populations.
FREDERICTON SHOWCASE
MIRAMICHI SHOWCASE
MONCTON SHOWCASE
MENTAL HEALTH CERTIFICATE
To meet the growing need for mental health nurses in New Brunswick, the Faculty of Nursing (Fredericton) introduced a Mental Health Certificate (MHC) to support the development of advanced mental health skills and knowledge among nursing graduates.
The MHC combines both existing required and elective courses within the BN program to allow for a concentration in mental health.
Pilot funding for the MHC was achieved in Nov. 2021 and the official announcement was made in Jan. 2022.
A small working group with the support of Dr. Dean Care (Brandon University) created the certificate pathway. Funding for the pilot required 21 students to be admitted to the MHC over two years.
The first cohort of 14 students entered the certificate in Sept. 2022 and are expected to graduate in May 2024.
There are a lot of people out there struggling with mental health. Being a mental health nurse is just one of the ways I can help
- Shelby MacIntyreThird Year Nursing Student
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GRADUATE PROGRAM: CURRICULUM TRANSFORMATION
To ensure that the UNB MN ANP and MN Thesis Report programs are in line with other programs, the evolution graduate education, and the discipline in general, we critically examined the nature and number of courses and course activities in both programs.
To inform MN ANP program transformation, a detailed scan of Atlantic Canadian NP programs and several meetings with Atlantic program leads were held. A broader scan of Canadian NP programs to examine the nature and inclusion of research based courses and capstone type activities was also completed.
Based on critical review of our own and other NP programs, the overall number of courses was reduced from 17 to 11 and the capstone activity was removed. Admission requirements were amended.
To inform MN Thesis/Report program transformation, a broad scan of Canadian research based programs was completed. Interestingly, we learned that we had the single most courses in all the country and that there was a need to transform our program and course structure to better prepare students for the research and academic role.
Based on our review, the overall number of courses was reduced from 9 to 6 and courses were modified to integrate focus on qualitative and quantitative research methodology.
INTEGRATION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS TEACHING ASSISTANTS
The UNB Faculty of Nursing has seen significant growth in interest and support for the integration of Graduate Students Teaching Assistants (GSTAs).
In the past five years we have seen the number of GSTAs grow from 0 to 10. In the past three years we have employed between 8 and 10 students annually.
As an approach to enhancing research productivity, faculty have been working to include and secure funding for research trainees as a part of grant applications. This is a critical approach to recruiting students interested in faculty research and making competitive funding offers to recruit research focused students.
JENNIFER MOULAISSON
Violence, Gender and Health, CIHR Trainee, (GAA, $17,500 per year X 2 years; 2022-2024)
ABBY NASH
CIHR Indigenous Health Research Chair Trainee, (GAA, $17,500 per year X 2 years; 2021-2023)
JASMINE
MURCHISONPERLEY
CIHR Indigenous Health Research Chair Trainee, (GAA, $17,500 per year X 2 years; 2021-2023)
RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY AND SCHOLARSHIP OF TEACHING & LEARNING
OVERALL TOTAL FUNDING ACHIEVED AT MIDPOINT OF ACADEMIC PLAN:
$8,665,087.36
2021 TOTAL RECEIVED $5,367,827.60
Butler, L (Principal). Nurse Practitioner Education Colloquium: Building a Consortium for a pan-Atlantic Nurse Practitioner Education Program: University of New Brunswick, UPEI, Memorial & Dalhousie). Funded by Government of New Brunswick, Nursing Resource Strategy. $15,253.60
Butler, L. & Amirault, D. Funding to Expand the LPN-BN Pathway for 10 year. Labour Market Research and Analysis component of the Employment Services Program, the Department. $5,260,000.
Butler, L & Hubble, R. Creating a 2+2 educational pathway for mental health nursing in New Brunswick Funded by Government of New Brunswick, Nursing Resource Strategy. $42,500.
Nagle, L., Gordon, R., Furlong, K., Riley, J., Butler, L. & Hamilton, C. Curricular
Innovation in Nursing Education: Furthering Simulation Integration Capacity within Undergraduate Nursing at the University of New Brunswick. Funded by Government of New Brunswick, Nursing Resource Strategy. $50,074.
2022 TOTAL RECEIVED $2,036,482.00
Butler, L. & Kennedy, K. Building Real World Solutions for Nursing Education: Local to Global UNB-Manipal Nursing Education Collaborative to Support New Brunswick Health Workforce Planning. $40,060.
O’Donnell, S, Grant, L. & Butler, L. Addressing Health Needs in New Brunswick by Investing in Nurse Practitioner Education. $1,115,321 over 2 years by PETL.
Butler, L. Equity Oriented, Trauma Informed Nursing Education: Putting the Mental WellBeing of New Brunswickers First. $368,077 over two years to enroll 24 students in the specialty certificate program
Gordon, R. & Butler, L- Remote Virtual Reality Simulation: Advancing Nursing Education in Rural New Brunswick. $487,608.00 over 3 years
Keough, A Nursing Resource Strategy for the implementation of outreach initiative “Reaching Rural New Brunswick Students for a Career in Nursing” $25,416.
2023 TOTAL RECEIVED $1,260,777.76
Butler, L. Creating A UNB-MAHE Dual Degree Program In Nursing between the University of New Brunswick Bachelor of Nursing Degree (UNB-BN) and Manipal Academy of Higher Education Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing (MAHE-B.Sc. Nursing). $1,244,750.
Butler, L. Durepos, P. & Morse, P. Nursing Education Design Summit: Mentoring to Lead in Long Term Care. $16,027.76.
Approved grants across Fredericton & Moncton campuses to support research study.
1. Kelly Scott-Storey | Sue O’Donnell: Variation in Men’s Health by Cumulative Lifetime Violence Severity and Social Determinants of Health: A Longitudinal Exploratory Study - $776,476.
2. Jason Hickey: Feasibility Study to Plan for an Elder’s Lodge for Acreage in Prince William - $111,147.50.
3. Kelly Scott-Storey | Sue O’Donnell: Research Professional for Violence, Gender and Health Research Program$60,000.
TOP 3 GRANTS:
1. Kelly Scott-Storey: Sub from U of Western Ontario: An EvidencedBased Health Promotion Intervention (iHEAL) for Women Experiencing IPV: Implementation in Diverse Contexts, Evaluation and Scale-Up - $2,032,148.
2. Pam Durepos: Scaling-Up the SPALTC Palliative Program in Long-Term Care Homes in New Brunswick$421,603.20.
3. David Busolo: Improving Mammography for Syrian Refugee Women in New Brunswick - $299,791.
TOP 3 GRANTS:
1. Martha Paynter: Sub from UBC: The CART Access Project: Advancing Access to Abortion for Under-Served Populations Through Tools for Healthcare Professionals and People Seeking Care - $164,094.
2. Sarah Balcom: Increased Workload Equity Among Healthcare Workers During the COVID19 Pandemic$67,982.
3. Pam Durepos: Research Professional for Caregiving, Supportive and Palliative Care Research Program - $45,000.
FACULTY AWARDS
UNB MERIT AWARD
2022 - Alisha Keough
2023 - Beverly Gaudet
UNB ALLAN P. STUART AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING
2023 - Beverly Gaudet
UNB TEACHING EXCELLENCE AWARD
2021 - Stephen VanSlyke
2021 - Dr. Petrea Taylor
2022 - Dr. Pam Durepos
2022 - Mary-Lee Gilliss
2023 - Dr. Petrea Taylor
UNB TEACHING INNOVATION AWARD
2021 - Reneé Gordon
NANB AWARDS
2021
Joan Kingston - Life Membership Award
Alisha Keough - Award of Merit: Education
Dr. Kelly Scott-Storey - Award of Merit: Research
FELLOW CANADIAN ACADEMY OF NURSES
2021 Class of Fellows
Dr. Lorna Butler
Joan Kingston
2023 Class of Fellows
Dr. Kelly Scott-Storey
CELEBRATING OUR COLLEAGUES
June 2023 we celebrated the significant commitment and contribution to nursing education, practice and research made by Faculty of Nursing colleagues and retirees:
CATHERINE AQUINO-RUSSELL
SHARON HAMILTON
DEBBI AMIRAULT
NANCY DOIRON-MAILLET
JOAN KINGSTON
DONNA BULMAN
KATE WEAVER
Thank you for your dedication, leadership, and service to the nursing profession!
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT SUCCESS
FREDERICTON
UNDERGRADUATE DEAN’S LIST RECIPIENTS
To be a Dean’s List recipient, students must achieve a grade point average of 3.7 or higher in the previous year of study.
• 2020-2021: 154 STUDENTS
• 2021-2022: 129 STUDENTS
• 2022-2023: 124 STUDENTS
Nurses Association of New Brunswick President’s Awards:
2021: Hayley Steele
2022: Mikayla Benne 2023: Angela Turner
GRADUATE STUDENT SUCCESS
2021
• Ruth Lue was awarded a SSHRC Canada Graduate Scholarship Master’s Award. Valued at $17,500. Ruth was also the recipient of the Diane Brennan Campbell Scholarship valued at $4,000.
• Patricia Morris was awarded the Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship valued at $50,000.
• Ridhi Sharma recieved an NBHRF Studentship Stipend valued at $5,175.
• Jocelyn Russell received an NBHRF Studentship Stipend valued at $6,900.
• Erika Powell received a $10,000 scholarship from the Indigenous mentorship network’s Kausattumi grants program.
• Jasmine Murchison-Perley received the 2021 Loretta Saunders Community Scholarship valued at $1,600.
2022
• Daniel Cameron was the recipient of one of 10 Baxter Canada Nursing Scholarships valued at $1,000.
• Jen Moulaisson was the recipient of a $17,500 CIHR Trainee award, $4,000 NBIF STEM award, and $2,000 DECH Auxiliary Helen Gibson Memorial Scholarship.
• Erika Powell received a $10,000 scholarship from the Indigenous mentorship network’s Kausattumi grants program.
• Jensen Kelly received a $8,500 Cutler Nursing Scholarship and a Jane Stikeman Ekers Scholarship valued at $1,000.
• Mallory Magee received a $5,000 NANB scholarship and a Monnex/NANB scholarship valued at $1,250.
• Danielle O’Reilly received a $4,000 NBIF STEM award and a Jane Stikeman Ekers Scholarship valued at $2,000.
• Sarah Wiseman recevied a $4,000 NBIF STEM award and the Saint John Chapter NANB bursary valued at $500.
• Rebecca Owusu-Afriyie was the recipient of the Shirley MacLeod Scholarship valued at $3,000.
• Daniel Cameron received the Monnex/NANB Scholarship valued at $1,250.
2023
• Dani O’Reilly was awarded the Cutler Nursing Scholarship. Valued at $10,000.
• Dominique Hibbert was awarded the Jane Stikeman Ekers Scholarship valued at $2,000.
• Katrina MacDonald was awarded the Monnex/NANB Scholarship valued at $1,250.
• Sarah Kipp was awarded the Monnex/NANB Scholarship valued at $1,250.
• Emily Flood was awarded the Shirley MacLeod Scholarship valued at $3,000.
• Lacey King was awarded DECH Auxiliary Helen Gibson Memorial Scholarship valued at $2,000.
• Alyssa Guitard was the recipient of NANB Scholarship valued at $5,000 and the Jane Stikeman Ekers Scholarship valued at $1,000.
• Dani O’Reilly Jennifer Moulaisson, Sarah Wiseman and Ashley Lecky were awarded $7,000 each to support their full time research based program of study.
• Clare Heggie received the Magee-Third Century Postgraduate Merit Award. Valued at $5,000.
ENGAGED UNIVERSITY: SERVING THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK
The University of New Brunswick is committed to “high impact” learning. Offering transformative experiences that meet the needs of the modern student include being accessible, and flexible with programming inclusive of experiential learning initiatives. The UNB Faculty of Nursing values equity-oriented care and strives to instill the importance of social justice and culturally safe care throughout our curriculum.
While UNB is an English-language university, the bilingual context of NB and the Moncton region in particular is an important consideration in striving to create a nursing program that meets the needs of all New Brunswickers.
MONCTON SITE 2021-2023 YEAR 1-2 UNB NURSING RURAL CLINICAL PLACEMENTS
PLACEMENT LOCATION
Sussex Health Centre Sussex
Sackville Memorial Hospital Sackville
Dorchester Federal Penitentiary Saint John, Miramichi, Shediac
Miramichi Regional Hospital Miramichi
Camp Rotary Doyle Rd, NB
Camp Dragonfly
Greenhill, NB
Tims Camp Tatamagouche, NS
Restigouche Hospital Centre
Sussex Public Health
Salisbury, NB
Petitcodiac, NB
Elgin, NB
Portage Atlantic
Port Elgin, NB
Riverside-Albert, NB
Campelton, NB
Sussex
Salisbury
Petitcodiac
Elgin
Cassidy Lake, NB
Port Elgin
Riverside-Albert
Miramichi Public Health Miramichi
Cumberland Regional Health Centre Amherst, NS
ENGAGED UNIVERSITY: SERVING THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK
Tobique Valley Health Center
Fundy Health Centre (Blacks Harbour)
Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre
Fredericton Northside Community Health Centre
Fredericton Southside Health Centre
McAdam Health Centre
DND Base Gagetown Health Services
Health Center
Noreen Richard Center (French speaking Clientele)
6 outreach events conducted with 180 rural high school students participating. Communities engaged:
PETITICODIAC
SALISBURY
MCADAM
HARVEY
HARTLAND CENTREVILLE
FLORENCEVILLE
BOIESTOWN DOAKTOWN
NACKAWIC
CANTERBURY
ENGAGED UNIVERSITY: SERVING THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK
HIGHLIGHTS
FREDERICTON DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE (FDCHC)
The FDCHC is a unique partnership between the University of New Brunswick (UNB) and Horizon Health Network (HHN). It is a teaching and training facility that integrates development and outreach services with a focus on equity-oriented, patient-centered care.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) governs the partnership by defining the synergistic aims and responsibilities of each party.
IT IS THE ONLY MODEL OF ITS
The past three years have been busy at the FDCHC! The appointment of Dr. Kelly Scott-Storey to the team at the FDCHC as Director of Community Research, Scholarship and Teaching (2020-2023) has been very successful. She has built capacity for UNB within the community and has demonstrated her ability to build partnerships, expand experiential learning opportunities for students and has supported the integration of research into practice, reducing the research to praxis gap.
As part of ongoing work to acquire
2021
sustainable funding for the FDCHC, Don Ferguson of On Point Consulting in collaboration with Dr. Kelly ScottStorey, Dr. Tracey Rickards, and Joan Kington as well as through extensive consultation with government and community partners, presented a sustainable funding model report to the UNB President’s Executive Team in September 2021.
As a result of this important work, in the Spring of 2022 the UNB Board of Governors approved a dedicated budget for the FDCHC! In addition, the FDCHC was identified as a UNB funding priority, which lead the Advancement Office in profiling the FDCHC on their public webpage for donors.
Aug. 3, 2021, the FDCHC had the pleasure of hosting the Federal Minister of Health, Honorable Patty Hajdu and Member of Parliament Jenica Atwin where important community health and access issues were discussed. Nov. 17, 2021 the Provincial Minister of Health, Dorothy Shephard visited the FDCHC engaging in discussions around solutions for access to primary health care for vulnerable and equity deserving groups.
*Left to Right, Janice Butler (HHN Facility Manager, FDCHC), Hon. Jenica Atwin (Member of Parliament), Joan Kingston (Faculty of Nursing), Dr. Kelly Scott-Storey (Faculty of Nursing), and the Hon. Patty Hajdu (Federal Minister of Health).
FDCHC
UNB LEGAL CLINIC AT THE FDCHC
Health encompasses more than physical and mental wellness; health is defined and influenced by broad determinants including access to housing, safe spaces, and food and economic security.
Aligned with the mission of the FDCHC, the Faculty of Nursing supported the idea of housing a legal clinic within the health centre. Sept. 2022 the new UNB Legal Clinic officially opened its doors at the FDCHC.
It provided free legal services to individuals who couldn’t afford representation and who don’t qualify for legal aid. The Legal Clinic offered legal services related to housing and tenant matters, social benefits (social assistance, CPP & OAS appeals, E.I. appeals and issues dealing with CERB), employment law and small
claims. It aimed to improve access to justice in the province by filling the gaps in New Brunswick’s legal aid system.
“The new UNB Legal Clinic housed at the FDCHC and led by UNB students and a full-time staff lawyer will be such an incredible service to many vulnerable and marginalized groups of people. It highlights once again the commitment of UNB to our community while concurrently providing exceptional education opportunities” said Dr. Kelly Scott-Storey, FDCHC Director of Community Research, Scholarship and Teaching.
Within one year, the Legal Clinic surpassed its space needs signifying enormous success, prompting a move to a larger office space at 527 Queen St.
Dr. Paul Mazerolle, President of UNB on tour of the FDCHC. Left to Right: Aisha Fahmy (RN), Tricia Van Roeden (RN), Dr. Paul Mazerrole (President of UNB), Nicole Esson (RN) and Amanda Thurrott (RN)
ENGAGED UNIVERSITY: SERVING THE PROVINCE OF NEW BRUNSWICK
2022
UNB - HUMBER COLLABORATIVE
Since March 2001, UNB and Humber College in Toronto have benefitted from a collaborative to offer the UNB Bachelor of Nursing programs at Humber College.
Students complete their education at Humber college in Toronto but receive a Bachelor of Nursing Degree from the UNB.
SINCE ITS INCEPTION, UNB HAS GRADUATED THOUSANDS OF NEW NURSES INTO THE HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE.
However, in February 2020 the Ontario government announced its intent to make changes that would permit Colleges to offer Nursing degree programs on a standalone basis independent of a university partner. Shortly thereafter, Humber College announced that they would be offering their own Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) degree beginning in 2021 independent of UNB.
April 1, 2021, a MOU was signed between the partner institutions enacting a dissolution agreement and subsequent teach out plan. The last intake of students into the 4-year UNB-Humber BN Program was Fall 2020, and the last intake for the 2nd Entry Pathway and the RPN to BN Bridge Pathway programs was Winter 2022.
We continue to support our UNB students as we teachout the UNB-Humber collaborative.
UNB-Humber Bachelor of Nursing Convocation in Toronto, June 16, 2022. Left to Right, Dr. Kelly ScottStorey (Assistant Dean UNB-Humber Collaborative), Dr. Kathy Wilson (former VP Academic; current Vice Provost Learning and Student Experience, UNB), Dr. Lorna Butler (Dean of Nursing UNB) and Dr. Sandy Filice (Associate Dean of Nursing Humber).
JOAN KINGSTON SWORN IN AS A CANADIAN SENATOR
Joan is a registered nurse and consultant with the UNB Faculty of Nursing, who recently retired from UNB after 10 years as nurse manager, co-manager of the Fredericton Downtown Community Health Centre and a lecturer and clinical instructor.
INDIGENOUS NURSING EDUCATION
NUTSIHPILUWEWICIK
Nutsihpiluwewicik began its journey in 2008 when the Faculty of Nursing established the Aboriginal Nursing Initiative (ANI) at the University of New Brunswick.
ANI strives to provide culturally appropriate support and experiences that would assist Indigenous students on their academic journey.
In 2017, Wolastoqiyik Elder Imelda Perley gifted ANI with the name
Nutsihpiluwewicik, which is a Wolastoqiyik word for Healing Clan or Clan of Healers.
Since its establishment, we have increased the number of Indigenous nursing graduates in the nursing program
In 2023 Nutsihpiluwewicik established a separate admissions process for aboriginal students.
INCREASING SEATS
The Faculty of Nursing has moved away from 5 designated seats and is committed to increasing Indigenous student enrollment to more than 10% of our seats by 2025.
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
In 2009, the Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada, Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing, and Canadian Nurses Association published a best practice framework for nursing education programs and nurse educators titled Cultural Competence and Cultural Safety in First Nations, Inuit and Metis Nursing Education.
The structures and processes that influence its implementation are
expected to result in program supports, safe learning environments, engagement and collaboration with First Nation, Inuit and Metis communities, and accreditation and program approval (2009, ANAC et al.).
During Summer 2022, a Faculty of Nursing working group was established to integrate these best practices into a four year undergraduate curriculum.
IMELDA PERLEY
Photo source: (Myfanwy Davies/CBC
CREATING STUDENT SPACES
NUTSIHPILUWEWICIK DRUMMING HEALTH CIRCLE
The drumming health circle started in 2022 and has been offered over four terms since then.
The purpose was to create an opportunity for Indigenous nursing students and Indigenous health practitioners to connect and learn together how drumming and singing in
DRUM MAKING WORKSHOP 2021
The impactful workshop was focused on making drums that the community would use.
After making the drums, participants went to a drum awakening ceremony around a scared fire and received teaching about the drums.
Wolastoqoey language positively impacts health.
The circle has approximately 31 members and is hosted by two Wolastoqiyik elders in collaboration with Nutsihpiluwewicik.
Since Fall 2021, a Nutsihpiluwewicik lounge space provides a welcoming environment for students in MacLaggan Hall.
In this space, students have access to smudging, small fridge, snacks, beverages, microwave, study area, and computer workstations.
An office and student space was identified for the UNB Moncton campus and began Fall 2022.
A bi-weekly drumming circle was held at UNB in MacLaggan Hall for the Faculty of Nursing.
INDIGENOUS NURSING EDUCATION
In 2023 we offered a feather beading workshop for nursing faculty students
GOVERNOR GENERAL RECOGNITION LETTER 2021
Message from the Governor General to the Students of the University of New Brunswick Nutsihpiluwewicik
I am pleased to send greetings to the students of the Indigenous nursing program as you prepare for your exams and for a future in this important field.
When I was growing up in Nunavik, I saw the world through two lenses: one focused on my Inuit upbringing, and the other on the non-Inuit southern world. This foundation of core values has both served and shaped me throughout my life and I wish the same for all of you.
Engaged in etaptmumk, you are learning to use both these eyes together for the benefit of all. As nurses, you stand at the intersection of science and humanity, of compassion and practical application. As Indigenous healers, you serve as the essential link between traditional and modern medicines.
Nurses also play a key role within the context of reconciliation. There must be healing before there can be progress within ourselves, our families, our communities, and with non-Indigenous peoples and social structures. Reconciliation is not easy, but it is a necessary and daily part of the healing process.
This is your opportunity to make a difference in countless lives and in the nursing profession as a whole, while respecting the diversity and sacredness of cultures in your daily practice. I have every confidence you will achieve success through your hard work and commitment.
I wish all of you the very best.
Mary Simon
NUTSIHPILUWEWICIK PEER MENTORS READ THE LETTER
Created a smudging
HIGHLIGHTS
• Active participation in the Health Professionals for Action on Climate Change (HPACC)
• Indigenous student nurse transition to practice workshop lead by an indigenous nursing graduate student and an indigenous career advisor
• Creation of peer mentor newsletters
Her Excellency the Right Honourable
Mary Simon, C.C., C.M.M., C.O.M., O.Q., C.D., Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada
Started in 2022 and continuing to the present the book club with a selection of books open to faculty and students. Books included:
OUR IMAGE: MARKETING STRATEGY & WEBSITE
HIGHLIGHTS
Marketing and promotion of the Faculty of Nursing aligns with the UNB Strategic goal of being knowns as the “university of choice where everyone belongs.” By strengthening our reputation and status, we position the Faculty of Nursing as a partner in major decisions related to health, equity-oriented healthcare and social justice.
Marketing Working Group formed 2021 Engagement with UNB Marketing & Communications 2022
The plan assists in promoting our transformational experiential education particularly with the FDCHC, clinical and collaborations with other faculties. Disseminating our faculty core research strengths and established research programs demonstrates our impact on the province, nation and the world.
Strategic Marketing Plan drafted Membership grows, includes representation from each program
STRATEGIC PLAN OBJECTIVES
Facebook pages merged to keep messaging in one place with consistency
MARKETING WORKING GROUP
RACHEL STORR
PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT OFFICER
CLAIRE WILLIAMS
ACTING ASSOCIATE DEAN, ASSOCIATE TEACHING PROFESSOR
ALICIA JONES
PROGRAMS AND OPERATIONS COORDINATOR
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM ASSISTANT
SUE O’DONNELL
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AND ASSOCIATE DEAN, RESEARCH AND GRADUATE STUDIES
KELLY SCOTT-STOREY
ASSISTANT DEAN 4 YEAR
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM & UNB-HUMBER COLLABORATIVE
DIONNE OLIVER
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT, GRADUATE PROGRAM
EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST
EMILY RICHARD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, ASSOCIATE DEAN - MONCTON
GRANT LOGAN LEVEL 1 COMPUTER SUPPORT
PAM WIEBE
OLLANDO BROWN
OUR IMAGE: MARKETING STRATEGY &
WEBSITE
The Faculty of Nursing operates Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts with plans to expand to LinkedIn and Google AdWords. In 2023 we saw 19,050 engagements and 295,520 impressions on our social media accounts. SOCIAL MEDIA FACEBOOK
130,000 IMPRESSIONS
892 followers 9,000 engagements
295,000 IMPRESSIONS
1,200 followers 19,000 engagements
TOP POST 2023: Meet the UNB Faculty of Nursing Master of Nursing Nurse Practitioner Class of 2023!
520
696 IMPRESSIONS 194 followers 50 engagements
SHAPING OUR FUTURE
Vision is the ability to talk about the future with such clarity, it is as if we are talking about the past.
- Simon Sinek SIMON SINEK QUOTES
The Faculty of Nursing continues to position itself for the future and to build a legacy of nursing education that invests in the strengths of our people and our partners. In 2023, we revised our vision and mission to reflect this legacy and our growth.
“THE WORLD NEEDS MORE UNB.”
As demonstrated by this report, the Faculty of Nursing puts that idea into action everyday. Our hope is to inspire the next generation of learners to choose nursing as their career and UNB as the program of preference.
As the post-pandemic global healthcare transformations continue to normalize, the next phase of this plan, 2024-26, will be intentional in reimaging nursing education for 2030 and beyond.
