U of S College of Nursing aiming to shutter Regina campus
In a statement, The college's dean of nursing jobs, Solina Richter, Confirmed that Regina's campus would begin winding down operations once every current student nurse graduates by 2024. She said the decision was made due to the requirement more access to nursing education in the north and in rural communities,This change is not about putting a stop to or reducing student seats but rather enabling USask to expand program delivery and education for other communities to access. These changes will enable us to deliver the same premium quality nursing education to more communities, sometimes more students, Read Richter's saying.nevertheless, Faculty members feel Regina was better suited to providing training,the problem really is around quality. whenever you want to educate quality nurses, You have to take into account clinical placements, Said sue Vandenberg, An assistant tutor in the U of S college of nursing in Regina.When considering clinical placements, Vandenberg said placements in larger cities expose nursing students to more acute patients, Meaning individuals who are more seriously ill.Vandenberg said a good number of faculty are not in favour of the seat redistribution and were frustrated with the lack of consultation. She said approximately 15 to 25 nursing educators in Regina would find having to relocate.Kathy Rodger, an associate at work professor at the college's Regina campus, Said she was disappointed with deciding,I'm very concerned about the future of nursing education, And I think they have made a poor decision in terms of ignoring the benefits and work out that we have [-censured-=https://www.youtube.com/user/chnlovepage]chnlove.com[/-censured-] in Regina as a campus and a place to educate nurses of the future, menti one d Rodger.addititionally there is a concern about losing clinical placements in Fort Qu'Appelle, Moose chin, Weyburn and preliminary Butte. The college also has Indigenous close ties in southern Saskatchewan.