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Congratulations Nora Wallace! Nora is the recipient of the Hillsborough Hospital Emily Bryant Nursing award.    

During National Nursing Week, Lisa Durley RN received the PCH Kay Lewis Nursing Excellence Award. Congratulations Lisa.  

Marjorie Vessey Award is an annual award presented during  Nursing Week events, to a deserving nurse at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital who has contributed significantly to nursing care at the hospital. This year the award has been given to Stacey Turnbull RN. Congratulations Stacy!

On May 3rd, PEINU members gathered for the 30th AGM and evening banquet at the Credit Union Place in Summerside. Photos can be viewed in the Photo Gallery under the ‘Hot Topics’ drop down menu.

CFNU’s Public Bread and Roses Award 2017. The recognition award was presented to Mary Boyd on May 3rd at the 30th PEINU Annual meeting in Summerside. The award is given to a member of the public who has shown outstanding contributions to policy and decision-making, raising public awareness, and lobbying governments.   Photo: Mary Boyd (left) and Linda …

Zellah was this year’s recipient of the PEI Nurses’ Union Betty MacFadyen Award (presented at the 2017 PEINU AGM May 3rd). The award is presented annually to a PEINU member who has been recognized as a champion of nursing issues through their involvement in the Union.  

Every year, the Canadian Federation of Nurses Union (CFNU), awards one recipient from nursing students enrolled at UPEI, either in her/his 3rd year of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program or the 2nd year accelerated Nursing Program, to be eligible for a $1,000 Bursary. This year, the bursary was open to ALL nursing students, not just 3rd …

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PEI Nurses’ Union is pleased to release the 2017 ConceRNs Annual Report. The report has been mailed out to all PEINU members.  Members who did not receive their copy please contact the main office.  

PEI Nurses’ Union is pleased to share petition e-959, which is now live on the Parliament of Canada website here: https://petitions.parl.gc.ca/en/Petition/Sign/e-959 The citizens and residents of Canada to call upon the Government of Canada to: Implement through a Federal law, a Pan-Canadian Universal Pharmacare Plan, in this 42nd Parliament; and Implement a National Formulary for medically …

Island joins other Atlantic provinces by saying yes to money for home care and mental health By Susan Lunn, CBC News Posted: Jan 31, 2017 11:37 AM ET Prince Edward Island has signed on to Ottawa’s health-care deal, allowing the province to access federal dollars for home care and mental health. The deal was confirmed in …

A shout out to Robyn Soulsby, a fourth year nursing student attending UPEI. Robyn will be UPEI’s School of Nursing  official delegate attending  this years Canadian Nursing Student Association National Conference is in Winnipeg, Manitoba on January 25. Robyn met the requirements, set out by the UPEI School of Nursing, by obtaining 80 average and having …