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It’s hard to believe I’m typing this post... but...I’ve finally made it! Yesterday, I walked across the stage in a blue and gold robe as my name was called out and proudly graduated! Standing there wi...

 Why did I choose to become an Education Assistant (EA)?  Well, you need to get to know me a little bit before I can answer that question. My name is Chelsie Duemo, and I am a married 27-year-old moth...

My final preceptorship at St. Paul’s Hospital has come to an end. I completed my last shift today and overall, the Practical Nursing placement went very well!

Counsellors acknowledge their clients’ pain and treat them with respect and compassion. They refrain from judgment and offer validation. A counsellor’s goal is to help their clients feel better and move forward in life.

"The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle." ― Steve Jobs 1) Know yourself: finding a career should be guided not only by what...

Working with a child with autism is a rewarding and challenging career. We’ve put together five tips to help you work with autistic children: Realize the children you are working with are more than t...

It was like a different language to me at the beginning, but by the end of those two weeks every word was starting to fit together like a puzzle.

Some of the skills I’ve been working on are: documentation, patient care, assessments, reporting, and prioritizing patient care using the QPA (quick priority check).

Part of what I’ve learned both from school and from being out in the field is that it is important to have an open mind and to be as transparent as possible with your co-workers.

The staff on the floor, seem warm and welcoming and have been helpful in our learning needs as students.

Successful Education Assistants (EAs) change lives, help children reach their potential, and provide customized care and support. They are the helping hands that support children with mobility challen...

Other things we need to consider when planning all of the activities we are going to do with the children is the age of the children, their individual developmental needs and the themes that our centres have for that week or month.

Facilitating the emotional development of children is a key aspect of early childhood education, and one of the most important elements of this is helping children to develop a sense of morality and c...

Everyone feels shy from time to time. In fact, 40 per cent of children experience some shyness. Feeling shy is normal, and usually doesn’t cause any problems with a child’s development.

For my third practicum I was selected to go to the "Living room Drop in" in downtown. This was not my first selection, but I am very glad to have experienced it. The living room drop in is a facility...

Psychiatric Nurses help patients with mental health issues work towards recovery and full, happy lives. It can be an incredibly rewarding career, full of enriching experiences and gratifying professio...

Over the course of my program I have been picking up on differences in Stenberg’s definition of what a registered cardiology technologist (RCT) does versus what working RCTs tell me they do. These dif...

Managing the growing population of elderly patients with dementia in Canada is one of the biggest challenges currently facing our health services. The Alzheimer Society estimates that one in twenty pe...