Nursing

Our Students...Our Program...Our Future

The Cape Breton University Nursing Program strives for excellence in preparing our future nurses to be knowledgeable, competent, compassionate, and ethical professionals, prepared to provide leadership and scholarship in all areas of nursing practice.

Our small classes and experienced Faculty and Nurse Practice Educators work together to foster a learner-centered environment that instils values of critical inquiry, reflective practice and life-long learning. Throughout our program we develop and advance nursing knowledge, while working proactively to advocate for and work toward eliminating social inequities.

Cape Breton University's Nursing Program is Recognized with Best in Canada

The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) has announced a unanimous decision in favour of the accreditation of Cape Breton University’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. This was CBU’s first accreditation review as an independent nursing program. CASN is the national voice for nursing education, research, and scholarship, and represents baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs in Canada. More

Research and Related News Items

Best practice treatment environment for youth requiring detoxification: Working toward a change in practice

Feeling Abandoned: Sept 14,15,16 (2009)
CBC Radio Links to the series on Teen Addiction in Cape Breton based on the report out of CBU:
http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningcb/features.html

PART 2: Sept 21 (2009)
Teen Detox: with Anna Maria Tremonti and Joan Weeks, based on the report from CBU
http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/2009/09/september-21-2009.html

Treatment Options: September 23, (2009)
http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningcb/2009/09/treatment-options.html

Interview with newly appointed Addictions Services Director Dr. Linda Courey: Sept 24, (2009)
http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningcb/2009/09/addiction-services-director.html

June 22nd, 2010
Follow up interview with Dr. Linda Courey of Addiction and Mental Health Services in CBDHA and GASHA regarding addiction services for youth in Cape Breton and Guysborough Antigonish Strait Area.
http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningcb/2010/06/addressing-addictions-issues.html

Canadian Nursing Students' Association (CNSA) /
Association des étudiant(e)s infirmier(ère)s du Canada (AEIC)