Nursing Program Northern 2016 Annual ReportAnnual Introduction In September 2012, the College of Nursing began offering a full Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree in Ile-a-la-Crosse and La Ronge. In order to keep our regional stakeholders informed about our programming in the past, we have provided semi-annual reporting on program indicators, such as student numbers and success rates, clinical placements, outreach and relevant research activities. Going forward, we are now moving to an annual reporting cycle, as we have developed additional and complementary means to communicate with our stakeholders in the Northern Administrative District. We hope you enjoy this 2016 Annual Report. Please do not hesitate to contact us with questions or suggestions! 2016 Annual ReportAnnual Northern Nursing Program U of S College of Nursing U of S College 1 Student Applications for 2016/17 & Overall Student Demographics The nursing student seat allocation Within our current Northern cohort, 2015, there have been 14 graduates for Northern Saskatchewan is officially 90% of students have self-declared from the North, ten in 2015 and four 15 – normally five for Ile-a-la-Crosse as Aboriginal and all of them are in 2016. Although a number of and ten for La Ronge per academic female. In the future, it would be students have fallen “out-of-cohort”, year. In order to be admitted into beneficial to recruit more male only three have discontinued the the College of Nursing, prospective students into the program, as this program since we began in 2012. students must have successfully would be significant in helping to Students, at all sites, have six years to completed a pre-professional year shift to a more gender-proportional complete the Bachelor of Science in of ten (30 credit units) Arts and health care workforce, which may Nursing degree, although the typical Science classes, including Chemistry, furthermore encourage men to trajectory is one pre-professional year Biology and Statistics. In addition, engage with primary and preventive in Arts and Science, followed by three students need to be long term health care. years with the College of Nursing. residents of the Northern Overall, retention within the College Administrative District. The College of Nursing has remained high. Since has been slightly over filling seats in the past two years, to ensure all students who have met the prerequisites have access to the nursing program. Officially, students are admitted into the College of Nursing in “Year 2”. In the Fall of 2016, the College 2016 admitted four Year 2 students to the Ile-a-la Crosse site, and eight to La Ronge. All Year 2 students are of Aboriginal descent. In total, the Annual ReportAnnual Northern Nursing Program has 41 students: 17 students in Year 2, 20 students in Year 3 and four (l to r) Janet McKenzie, Jeanne Kusch, Martin Roy, Geralyn Clarke students in Year 4. We are very gratified to have seen steady growth in admissions in the past few years. Congratulations to our Graduates! Students currently come from the In May, we celebrated the successful completion of the Bachelor of Science communities of Ile-a-la-Crosse, of Nursing for Geralyn Clarke, Jeanne Kusch, Janet McKenzie and Martin Roy La Ronge, Buffalo Narrows, with a graduation banquet well attended by family, friends and staff, faculty Pinehouse Lake, Southend, from Northlands College and the College of Nursing and other community Air Ronge and Stanley Mission. stakeholders. The students officially convocated on June 2, 2016. U of S College of Nursing NorthernU of S College Nursing Program 2 Clinical Placements Clinical and lab experiences are integral to the College of Nursing’s curriculum and individual student development. These types of experiences provide students with an opportunity to connect theory to practice and to further enhance and develop their nursing skills and knowledge. The following chart outlines the clinical experiences for the northern nursing students in the 2016-17 academic year: YEAR IN # OF COURSE LOCATION OF PLACEMENT TIME FRAME CLINICAL HOURS PROGRAM STUDENTS La Ronge Hospital Long Term Care Unit 11 students; NURS Nov 29 & 30, 2 8 - La Ronge La Ronge Rural Acute Care 24 202 Dec 3, 2016 3 - Ile-a-la-Crosse Keewatin Health Authority – St. Joseph’s Hospital 19 students; NURS Meadow Lake and Battleford – May 23 – 2 12 - La Ronge 144 221 Medical Acute Care June 23, 2017 7 - Ile-a-la-Crosse 15 students; NURS Meadow Lake and Battleford – Sept 24 – 3 9 - La Ronge 156 333 Medical Acute Care Nov 3, 2016 6 - Ile-a-la-Crosse 15 students; NURS May 23 – 3 9 - La Ronge Victoria Hospital, Prince Albert Obstetrical Unit 78 331 June 23, 2017 6 - Ile-a-la-Crosse 15 students; NURS May 23 – 3 9 - La Ronge Victoria Hospital , Prince Albert Pediatric Unit 78 331 June 23, 2017 6 - Ile-a-la-Crosse La Ronge Community Mental Health, Inpatient 48 Hours; 2016 Mental Health, Addictions Services, Mental Health 48 Hours Jan 12 – Community 17 students; Jeannie Bird Clinic May 16, 2017 NURS 96 Hours on 3 10 - La Ronge Addictions Buffalo Narrows 96 Hours in 308 Mental Health 7 - Ile-a-la-Crosse Prince Albert; Unit in Addictions Ile-a-la-Crosse May 1 – 16, 2017 Annual ReportAnnual Prince Albert La Loche Health Center blocked clinical Lac La Ronge Indian Band, Public Health and Home Care NURS 4 students; Sept 12 – 4 Jeannie Bird Clinic 260 431 La Ronge only Nov 30, 2017 Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region Community Health and Home Care Final clinical placements open to both Prince 6 students; NURS Albert and North Campus students includes: Jan 9, 2017 – 4 4 - La Ronge 360 450 La Loche Health Center April 6, 2017 2 – Ile-a-la-Crosse St. Joseph Acute Care in Ile-a-la-Crosse U of S College of Nursing NorthernU of S College Nursing Program 3 Employment in the North As addressed in our Fall 2015 Semi-Annual Report, new graduates continue to experience challenges finding work in northern communities and northern health regions. Some of this difficulty relates to a requirement for Registered Nurses (RNs) to obtain a minimum of two to three years of nursing experience before being considered for employment within more isolated environments (for Nursing students helped facilitate the HOPE Symposium for students in Northern example, due to the need to work Saskatchewan in November 2016 autonomously, requirements for Additional Authorized Practice and Student Supports and Mental Health the complexity of nursing care in remote northern communities). Given the recent tragedies this fall, families have access to mental In December 2015, the College of the College acknowledges the past health counselling and personal Nursing organized a meeting in relation year has been a difficult one for supports should anyone require to employment of new graduates in many of our students and alumni. additional support. Our thoughts Northern Saskatchewan. Stakeholders The College of Nursing has worked are with everyone in the (Northern Inter-Tribal Health Authority, closely with Northlands College to community dealing with the Kelsey Trail, Peter Ballantyne, Mamawetan ensure our students and their impacts of these tragedies. Churchill River, Prince Albert Parkland and Athabasca health authorities) were engaged to discuss challenges Graduate Education Opportunities and opportunities in the employment 2016 of new graduates; however, the problem remains unresolved. We know there are The College of Nursing’s Master of Practitioner (MN-NP) and Doctor high turnover and vacancy rates; a 2012 Nursing (MN) program is offered of Philosophy in Nursing (PhD)]. report for the Northern Labour Market online, making it more accessible Annual ReportAnnual The annual application deadline for Health Sector Training Sub-Committee for Registered Nurses in rural and both the Master of Nursing (thesis found that of all health professions remote communities to complete & course-based) and Doctor of facing a shortage in the region, the requirements without leaving Philosophy in Nursing program Registered Nurses topped the list and home or interrupting their present is February 15th and the Master there was an estimated annual need employment. of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner for 26 new Registered Nurses and In order to enhance Aboriginal program deadline is April 1st. Registered Psychiatric Nurses. representation in health care To discuss the graduate program The College of Nursing is looking administration, advanced practice, application process and forward to continuing work with our teaching and research, the College opportunities, please contact stakeholders in developing creative of Nursing has established a $5,000 Jill Brown, Graduate Program approaches to the mentorship and entrance award for all First Nations, Coordinator, at (306) 966-6231 development of our graduates’ Métis and Inuit students accepted or [email protected]. experience, while ensuring they have into any of our graduate programs U of S College of Nursing NorthernU of S College Nursing Program reasonable employment opportunities. [Master in Nursing (MN), Nurse 4 Innovative Learning Institute on Circumpolar Health Almost three years ago, the College of (Stanley Mission). This field course learned from their own local contexts. Nursing helped create the Northern included a week of seminars and In addition to learning, the group Nursing Education Network, which group activities at the University of enjoyed excellent hospitality and are now includes fourteen institutions Saskatchewan Saskatoon Campus, now expert connoisseurs of bannock! from seven countries. One of the then the group headed north to Special thanks to: Karla Hardcastle, Network’s goals is to develop La Ronge, Stanley Mission, Pinehouse Guy Penney, Thomas Sierzycki, mobility and study abroad opportu- Lake and Ile-a-la Crosse. The students Andrew McLetchie, Cathy Wheaton, nities for northern and Indigenous learned about the different respon- Don Caisse, Janet McKenzie, nursing students.