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Trinity Western University is stepping up its health care education, with the launch of a school of nursing.
After 16 years of operating a nursing department at TWU, the powers that be shared this news with local mayors, as well as university staff and students last week. Dr. Landa Terblanche, TWU’s dean of the school of nursing, was all smiles as she and TWU president Dr. Jonathan Raymond addressed the crowd.
“We, as a faculty, are very excited about this change towards more independence and the strengthening of our ability to attain the potential of nursing education at Trinity Western University,” said Terblanche, who has been leading the charge.
The vision of TWU’s school of nursing is to “foster values-based nursing, educational vitality, excellence in scholarship in practice, and transformation through Christian graduate nursing education.” Established in 1993, Trinity’s nursing department has seen a steady rise in enrolment.
Each year there is a large demand for entrance into the highly competitive program. But like all classes at TWU, the nursing program is kept small – only 50 first-year students are accepted per year, Terblanche explained.
“Our professors know our students individually and our small classes allow students to begin clinical practice within their first year of education,” she said. “Students can also obtain international experience by enrolling in courses like transcultural nursing.” Since its inception, this TWU department has sent teams of nursing students to various international sites such as Guatemala and Zambia where they have had the opportunity to experience health care in an international setting, explained Raymond.
“We produce outstanding nurses that go out in to the world and address addiction, and address human trafficking, and they address AIDS in Zambia, and they go out as servant leaders,” the university president said. “So this is a great day! This celebrates the launching of a school that is in the fight to address the world’s greatest needs.”
When asked what the benefit of a school of nursing would provide for TWU, Terblanche said, “The diversity of nursing education and scholarship in the school enables us to offer undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs and courses.” She was quick to share that TWU nursing students, after graduation, go on to work in a variety of nursing environments such as maternity, emergency, mercy ships, and missionary organizations.
“Reports from employers are very positive,” Terblanche said. “I have heard them say, ‘whenever I see a resume from a TWU grad, I immediately put their resume on top to interview them.’” “Besides producing exceptional nursing students, becoming a school of nursing will allow TWU full advantage of partnerships, collaborations and ongoing connections between undergraduate and graduate programs, including the professional bodies such as the College of Registered Nurses of BC, and BC Academic Health Council,” said the dean.
“The school of nursing will ultimately continue to embody thoughtful Christian perspectives in a health care environment faced with increasingly complex ethical, technical, organizational, and social challenges.”
The school of nursing was approved by the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, and TWU is a member of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing.
For more information on the school of nursing visit: http://www.twu.ca/academics/science/nursing.
After 16 years of operating a nursing department at TWU, the powers that be shared this news with local mayors, as well as university staff and students last week. Dr. Landa Terblanche, TWU’s dean of the school of nursing, was all smiles as she and TWU president Dr. Jonathan Raymond addressed the crowd.
“We, as a faculty, are very excited about this change towards more independence and the strengthening of our ability to attain the potential of nursing education at Trinity Western University,” said Terblanche, who has been leading the charge.
The vision of TWU’s school of nursing is to “foster values-based nursing, educational vitality, excellence in scholarship in practice, and transformation through Christian graduate nursing education.” Established in 1993, Trinity’s nursing department has seen a steady rise in enrolment.
Each year there is a large demand for entrance into the highly competitive program. But like all classes at TWU, the nursing program is kept small – only 50 first-year students are accepted per year, Terblanche explained.
“Our professors know our students individually and our small classes allow students to begin clinical practice within their first year of education,” she said. “Students can also obtain international experience by enrolling in courses like transcultural nursing.” Since its inception, this TWU department has sent teams of nursing students to various international sites such as Guatemala and Zambia where they have had the opportunity to experience health care in an international setting, explained Raymond.
“We produce outstanding nurses that go out in to the world and address addiction, and address human trafficking, and they address AIDS in Zambia, and they go out as servant leaders,” the university president said. “So this is a great day! This celebrates the launching of a school that is in the fight to address the world’s greatest needs.”
When asked what the benefit of a school of nursing would provide for TWU, Terblanche said, “The diversity of nursing education and scholarship in the school enables us to offer undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education programs and courses.” She was quick to share that TWU nursing students, after graduation, go on to work in a variety of nursing environments such as maternity, emergency, mercy ships, and missionary organizations.
“Reports from employers are very positive,” Terblanche said. “I have heard them say, ‘whenever I see a resume from a TWU grad, I immediately put their resume on top to interview them.’” “Besides producing exceptional nursing students, becoming a school of nursing will allow TWU full advantage of partnerships, collaborations and ongoing connections between undergraduate and graduate programs, including the professional bodies such as the College of Registered Nurses of BC, and BC Academic Health Council,” said the dean.
“The school of nursing will ultimately continue to embody thoughtful Christian perspectives in a health care environment faced with increasingly complex ethical, technical, organizational, and social challenges.”
The school of nursing was approved by the College of Registered Nurses of British Columbia, and TWU is a member of the Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing.
For more information on the school of nursing visit: http://www.twu.ca/academics/science/nursing.