Posted June 2024 Entering university, I was fortunate to receive multiple scholarships. This financial support has enabled me to commit my time to the Western-Fanshawe Nursing Students' Association, where we focus on various social, advocacy, and professional initiatives. This year, we held our first nursing formal since the COVID-19 pandemic began in addition to our signature nursing panel in collaboration with RNAO. Every day is a constant application of communication, coor

Hey, I'm Yu Xin (Steve) Xia, a second-year nursing student, and I've got a fun story about how I ended up getting involved with the USC. It was my first HOCO, the famed quasi-holiday that many students anticipate. I didn't know what to expect, but what happened next is still vivid in my mind. As I wandered the bustling campus and surrounding streets, I spotted someone I didn't anticipate seeing. Just a few weeks earlier, I had watched him on the O'Week main stage, chatting wi

Published in VOICES Vol. 3 (2024-2025) It was 11:40 p.m. on a Saturday. I had just finished a round of medication administration, assessments, and finished catching up on my charting. I sat down, stretched my legs, and took a sip of water. It was going to be a good time to take a stab at 100 pages of microbiology before a call bell went off or the IV line started beeping. Being a nursing student is challenging, especially with placements in upper years. Balancing responsibili