February 1983 - 40th Archives - VGH School of Nursing Alumnae Association

Joyce Campkin September 1947 has written a book “Good Times: A story of life well lived”. It describes her life

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2017 Alumnae Luncheon

A successful luncheon was held May 7, 2017 honouring the 1967 and 1957 classes. 238 attended and a wonderful group

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Education Bursaries Are Available

The deadline for bursary applications for VGH graduates and children and grandchildren of VGH graduates is September 30. To review

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VGH September 1965 50th Anniversary Reunion

The class members gathered at the Coast Plaza Hotel in Vancouver for a memorable weekend of sharing memories, laughter and

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Class of February 1959

February 1959 – 55th Reunion. September 9-10, 2014 What a wonderful 55th reunion at the Best Western Hotel in Victoria.

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Doris Riedweg’s novel “Wellspring of Love”

My fourth novel, Wellspring of Love, was released in the spring with a very successful book launch in Langley. It

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Nursing Research in Action – the VGH SON Alumni Association award is making a difference!

By Agnes Black, RN MPH, Nursing Research Facilitator for Vancouver Coastal Health and Providence Health Care

Pictured Left to Right: Andrea Kwok, Priscilla Taipale (mentor), Erin Tang and Bonnie Leung. Love, MumThe cardiac ICU at VGH is a busy place. Machines whir, nurses bustle, stretchers are wheeled in and out, and several languages can be heard on any given day.

What happens when a nurse is assigned a post-cardiac surgery patient who doesn’t speak English? Does a non-English speaking patient take longer to recover from surgery, spend more days in the CSICU, more days away from home and more days in the costly environment of the acute care hospital? If so, how could nurses work more effectively with this group of patients and their families to improve recovery?

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Speech by Nancy (Boulton) Leatherdale class of January 1938 at the 2013 Luncheon

This is the 75th anniversary of my graduation from nursing school. I took my training at Vancouver General Hospital which

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Passing of Audrey Clearie (Morwood-Clark)

It is with great sadness that I let our Class of Feb 80 know that one of our fellow nurses

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Class of Sept 1968 45th Reunion

Sept’ 1968 celebrated their 45th reunion at the Inn at the Quay in New Westminster May 24, 25, 26 2013.

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Class of February 1953

Feb’53 had a super 2 days in April at the Granville Island Hotel. Many memories were shared and photos exchanged. Lynne

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Memorial Service for Fran Roberts.

Fran taught maternal newborn nursing at VGH from 1980-1990. A memorial service is being held for her on Sunday June

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Helen Shore Sept’46 – receives a prestigious honour from UBC School of Nursing

Helen Sore was presented with the UBC Nursing Partnership Award at the second annual gala celebration and awards ceremony May

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Class of February 1963

A very successful 50th A very successful 50th reunion was held by the class of February 1963 last spring at

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Spring Florals

Each year the Friendship Committee organizes the delivery of floral arrangements to VGH graduates who may benefit from this recognition

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