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Parlez-vous Francais? Pressure Injury Prevention Program for French-Speaking Nurses
We Need to Take Action Now Pressure injuries (PI) have become an alarming health issue in Canada, where at least 25% of both Canadians...
Sabrina P.
Jul 26, 20197 min read
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The Canadian Healthcare System and its Effects on Canadians Health
Health is a dynamic state of physical, psychological and social well-being (Bircher, 2005). There are many factors that affect health,...
Sabrina P.
Mar 29, 20186 min read
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How Can We Better Serve Refugees?
Refugees are people who have fled their country from conflict or persecution (‘Refugees’, n.d.). In 2016, the number of refugees rose to...
Sabrina P.
Mar 15, 20184 min read
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What is causing Type-2 diabetes in Canadian Aboriginal people?
The indigenous people of Canada are referred to as Aboriginal people who, under the Canadian Constitution Act (1982), include three...
Sabrina P.
Mar 12, 201810 min read
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Chronic Disease in Canada - Québec and Newfoundland & Labrador
Blog post by: Sabrina Primiano & Lori Manuel Chronic disease is defined by the Word Health Organization (WHO) as noncommunicable diseases...
Sabrina P.
Mar 10, 20185 min read
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What is Health?
Redefining health According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being...
Sabrina P.
Feb 7, 20183 min read
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Interprofessional Collaboration (IPC)
Nurse & Physiotherapist I remember working closely with physiotherapists on a geriatric unit during a clinical rotation in geriatrics....
Sabrina P.
Feb 5, 20184 min read
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Canada & Quebec Healthcare Funding
Where do nurses fit in? Nurses assume responsibility for quality nursing care which includes attending to the biopsychosocial needs of...
Sabrina P.
Jan 29, 20182 min read
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Professional Identity & Values
Including: Professionalism & Social Media Audit Professional identity can be defined as a person’s professional self-concept and is based...
Sabrina P.
Jan 21, 20183 min read
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Professional Obligations
Nursing Values & Ethical Responsibilities 1. Provide safe, compassionate, competent and ethical care 2. Promote health and well-being 3....
Sabrina P.
Jan 21, 20182 min read
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Links & Resources
This page contains links and resources that are useful for me as a professional nurse, and that may be of interest to you as well. *Click...
Sabrina P.
Jan 21, 20182 min read
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Professional Organizations
Ordre des Infirmiers et Infirmieres du Quebec (OIIQ). In order to practice as a nurse in Quebec, a nursing license must be obtained from...
Sabrina P.
Jan 21, 20181 min read
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