Communities of St. Paul and Elk Point give a warm welcome to bilingual nursing students
Channel: RhPAP
Date: 2022-11-23

23 bilingual nursing and health-care aid students from the University of Alberta Faculty of Nursing Campus Saint-Jean went to St. Paul and Elk Point for an RhPAP sponsored Lets Go Rural! Skills Event.

From a career perspective, the highlight of the weekend for the students is the actual skills event. Students rotated from four hands-on skill stations: suturing, casting, intraosseous injections and spinal motion restriction/EMS hosted by local health-care professionals.

This Let’s Go Rural! event also provided an opportunity for students to experience the lifestyle of a rural community. 

A local French community association , ACFA, hosted the students for an evening of appetizers and music by French singer/guitarist Josée Piquette.

The students toured highlights of St. Paul, including Upper Thérien Lake, the UFO Landing Pad, and Lakeland Brewing Company.

They were treated to dinner at the popular Twisted Fork restaurant.

In Elk Point, they enjoyed breakfast at the Senior's Centre, a wagon ride through town and a tour of the local hospital.