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As I prepare to enter the Registered Nurse role, I am actively engaging in coursework and study for ACLS, PALS, NRP, NCLEX preparation, and relevant jurisprudence foundational to safe practice (linked in my ePortfolio). My goal is to build the clinical knowledge and decision-making skills necessary to contribute confidently in critical care or acute care environments where high-acuity patient needs drive daily practice. Through this ePortfolio, you can explore the resources and guides I’m using to advance toward these competencies and demonstrate my commitment to evidence-based and ethically sound nursing practice.

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Included below is my full education summary, comprising my high school transcript, my official 2024 Honours BScN transcript, and my unofficial 2025 BScN transcript for coursework currently in progress and expected to be completed by April 2026.

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Honours BScN Transcript - Unofficial 2025

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Honours BScN Transcript - Unofficial 2025

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Included in this submission are my Entry-to-Practice Learning Plan, Skills Passport, and Preceptorship Practice Reflections, which collectively demonstrate my competence, growth, and readiness for transition into professional nursing practice. These documents provide a comprehensive overview of my clinical development, critical thinking, and commitment to delivering safe, evidence-informed care as I move toward beginning my career in critical care nursing.

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I have included several of my performance evaluation forms from earlier semesters, along with my final performance evaluation from Semester 8 which is currently in progress. These documents demonstrate my progression across the program and have each been reviewed and signed by the corresponding course professor and clinical instructor.

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Honours BScN Official Transcript - 2024 

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Honours BScN Official Transcript - 2024 

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Rotation: Consolidation/Preceptorship

Facility: NBRHC (North Bay Regional Centre)

Unit: ACU Overflow, D3 Inpatient Medicine and C1 Stroke Rehab

Instructors: Blessy Gopalan Vishwanathan, RN & Angus Trent, RN

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Facility: NBRHC (North Bay Regional Health Centre)

Unit: Forensics, Deer Lodge

Shadowing Instructor: Mario Plante, RN

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Rotation: First

Facility: NBRHC (North Bay Regional Health Centre)

Unit: A3 (Inpatient Surgery)

Instructor: Haili Mclallen, RN

Rotation: Second

Facility: NBRHC (North Bay Regional Health Centre)

Unit: D3 (Inpatient Medicine)

Instructor: Caralee Smith, RPN

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Rotation: N/A

Facility: Community (Concussion Prevention & Education to Youths aged 14+)

Unit: N/A

Instructor: Conniemarie Campigotto, RN

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Rotation: First

Facility: NBRHC (North Bay Regional Health Centre)

Unit: B3 (Labour and Delivery)

Instructor: Sarah Hawkins, RN

Rotation: Second

Facility: NBRHC (North Bay Regional Health Centre)

Unit: D3 (Pediatrics)

Instructor: Katelyn Wall, RN

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5.  Aira_M_Midterm_Final Evaluation Form_2025 Fall

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Rotation: MEDSURGE

Facility: NBRHC (North Bay Regional Health Centre)

Unit: A3 (Inpatient Surgical Unit)

Instructor: Katrina Piekarski, RN

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Rotation: Mental Health - First

Facility: NBRHC (North Bay Regional Health Centre)

Unit: AIPU (Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit)

Instructor: Samantha Shank, RN

Rotation: Second

Facility: Community

Unit: N/A

Instructor: Conniemarie Campigotto, RN

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Rotation: First

Facility: NBRHC (North Bay Regional Health Centre)

Unit: C1 Stroke Rehab

Instructor: Katrina Piekarski, RN

Rotation: Second

Facility: Casselhome, Long Term Care Facility

Unit: Second Floor

Instructor: Carole Lafantaisie, RN

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3.0 Clinical Course Performance Evaluation_SS410

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Hello, my name is Aira Elizabeth Mathew, and I am a graduating nursing student from Canadore College. I describe myself as a creative, passionate, and articulate individual who finds genuine satisfaction in organizing every aspect of my life with purpose and structure.

Although I come from a family with three generations rooted in mental health, my own nursing values and clinical experiences have guided me toward a different path. I am deeply inspired by high-acuity environments where critical thinking, rapid decision-making, and teamwork play a vital role in patient outcomes. As I transition into practice, my goal is to become a Critical Care Unit (CCU) or Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurse, where I can uphold the values of compassion, competence, accountability, and patient-centred care while supporting individuals in their most vulnerable moments.

During my time at Canadore, I have served on the BScN Student Council and worked as a Student Research Assistant, both of which strengthened my leadership, collaboration, and evidence-informed practice skills. I also gained valuable hands-on clinical experience working as a PSW at Middlesex Terrace LTC in London, Ontario, where I developed confidence, adaptability, and a strong foundation in direct patient care.

As I graduate and begin my nursing career, I look forward to the opportunities ahead—especially those that will help me grow into a skilled and dedicated critical care nurse.

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Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training Certificate 

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Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training Certificate 

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My work as a student research assistant stemmed from the Canadore Work Study Progam. This post entailed research into Interprofesisonal Education (IPE) in Canada. As a research assistant this placement included working mostly on the Meso and Mega levels of the combined partnership between McMaster University and Canadore College. We delved into the duration, barriers/obstacles, geographical data, parallel proffesions and general understandings of IPE across all 104 uiversities and colleges in Canada.

To add on, the Indigenous portion of the research is led by Carly Renaud · Manager, Indigenous Research and Development. In the new year I will be helping her in her research on the effect of IPE for the Ingigenous population at the Mega level.

The Honors BScN program is the first of its kind and the graduating cohort of 2026 deemed it necessary to state a student council to promote and advocate for current and upcoming students. For the first year I acted as the President and oversaw one of our first fundraisers. I also contacted the Nipissing University Nursing Society (NUNS) and came to a general agreement for a start up fund for the new Canadore Nursing Student Council. For the second year it was decided there would be no more hierarchical positions, but a general council consisting of executive members. I was a past executive member and my main job entailed documenting minutes, documenting total hours, scheduling meetings and filing paperwork as the Secretary from the year 2022 - 2024.

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Canadore Student Research Assistant - IPE Education

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Canadore Student Research Assistant - IPE Education

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Manager: Dr. Christina DeRoche, PhD Director, Research Centre

Direct Supervisor: Dr. Omid Ali Kharazm, Research Officer, Research Centre

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All Stories

Jun 20, 2022 | Cindy Males, Public Relations and Communications Specialist

McMaster University and Canadore College are partnering on an exciting, large-scale project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant ( https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/recipients-recipiendaires/2021/pdg-sdp-eng.aspx)

Nearly $200,000 in funding across three years will support a research project to understand and evaluate the current state of interprofessional education within the Canadian and global contexts and to determine the critical elements needed to push the framework forward. Interprofessional education (IPE) involves students from multiple professional backgrounds learning about, from, and with each other.

"A number of post-secondary institutions employ interprofessional education in their programming, but in recent years, the sustainability of the approach has come into question," said Dr. Kelsey Harvey, who is the Primary Investigator on the grant and currently works as a post-doctoral fellow at the Paul R. MacPherson Institute for Leadership, Innovation and Excellence in Teaching at McMaster University. "This project will help us better understand what works well and what needs to be modernized to make this type of learning opportunity more accessible and effective for learners today."

The research team is comprised of Dr. Kelsey Harvey (Primary Investigator - McMaster University), Brenna Beard (Canadore College), Teri-Lynn Christie (Canadore College), Susan Robinson (Canadore College), Catherine Boudreau (Canadore College) and additional partners from the University of Toronto (Sylvia Langlois and McMaster University alum Ruheena Sangrar) and Brock University (Jenn Salfi). Researchers will apply a 4-M framework (micro-meso-macro-mega) that looks at IPE from the individual, programmatic, community, and global levels. This research will help inform the creation of a more integrated system of IPE that better connects the education taking place on campus to the education taking place in the community, while also applying an equity, diversity, and inclusivity lens.

The approach is innovative because of its complementary strategies to understanding IPE, student training, and learning overall. McMaster University researchers will focus on the theoretical aspects of the project while Canadore College will bring an applied approach to the implementation and evaluation of provider experiences. Both institutions will focus on the training it will bring to students, providers, and communities. "Canadore College has been providing opportunities for our students to collaborate interprofessionally since 2008," said Teri-Lynn Christie, who is the Co-Investigator on the project and a faculty member in the School of Health Sciences at Canadore College. "Examining how our graduates are collaborating in practice now, will assist us in improving the Interprofessional Education we provide prior to them entering the workforce. As well, this research will assist us in determining what the community practice environments need from our Interprofessional team as well."

The research project formalizes a new interdisciplinary and interprofessional partnership between McMaster University, one of Canada's most research-intensive universities, and The Village at Canadore College in North Bay, a world-class health and wellness facility that offers an innovative approach to educating health professionals.

#Collaboration#College Drive#Corporate Communications#Experiential Learning #Health, Human, Wellness#Office of the President#Programs#Research#The Village#Canadore College#sustainability

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McMaster University and Canadore College awarded Social Sciences Grant to advance interprofessional education and learning

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All Stories Jun 20, 2022 | Cindy Males, Public Relations and Communications Specialist McMaster University and Canadore College are partnering on an exciting, large-scale project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) Partnership Development Grant ( https://www.sshrc-crsh.gc.ca/results-resultats/recipients-recipiendaires/2021/pdg-sdp-eng.aspx) Nearly $200,000 in funding across three years will support a research project to understand and evaluate the current state of interprofessional education within the Canadian and global contexts and to determine the critical elements needed to push the framework forward.

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Canadore Student Research Assistant - Indigenous Research 

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Manager: Dr. Christina DeRoche, PhD Director, Research Centre

Direct Supervisor: Dr. Omid Ali Kharazm, Research Officer, Research Centre

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Canadore College Approved for Second Phase of Indigenous Research Projects - Canadore College

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Canadore Honors BScN Student Council - Executive Member (Secretary) 2022- 2024

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Canadore Honors BScN Student Council - Executive Member (Secretary) 2022- 2024

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What first guided me toward nursing was my father’s belief in the urgent need for compassionate, skilled healthcare providers—especially in mental health—and the inspiration I drew from my mother, whose extensive nursing career in Canada and the Middle East shaped my understanding of high-acuity care. My father began his career as an MSW and helped establish one of the first psychiatric facilities in northern India before immigrating to Canada and continuing his work as a psychotherapist supporting Indigenous communities.

My mother, an RN, practiced in the U.A.E. before coming to Canada, where she worked at William Osler and Etobicoke General, specifically in the Emergency Department and the Critical Care Unit (CCU). She later expanded her high-acuity experience by working in ICU and Post-Operative Surgery at Trillium before joining LHSC University Hospital.

Growing up with parents deeply committed to mental health and critical care instilled in me a strong sense of responsibility to serve patients when they are most vulnerable. They always emphasized that the mind and body must heal together, and that mental illness is never a choice—principles that have become central to my own nursing philosophy. Their influence not only sparked my desire to enter the profession but also inspired my ambition to become an ICU or CCU nurse, where I can provide high-acuity, evidence-based, and compassionate care to patients and families during their most critical moments.

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Cell: 289-894-6376

School Email: 336442@canadorestudents.ca

Personal Email: airamathew@gmail.com

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Upon Request*

Blessy Gopalan Vishwanathan, RN (Preceptor): 705-492-1811

Omid Ali Kharazmi (Faculty Research Officer): omidali.kharazmi@caandorecollege.ca

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Rotation: Shadowing

Facility: NBRHC (North By Regional Health Centre)

Unit: AIPU (Acute Inpatient Psychiatric Unit)

Instructor: Olivia Brundia, RN

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Manager: Dr. Christina DeRoche, PhD Director, Research Centre

Direct Supervisor: Dr. Omid Ali Kharazm, Research Officer, Research Centre

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Meet Aira Elizabeth Mathew, a fourth-year Honours Bachelor of Science in Nursing student at Canadore who’s turning curiosity into impact. As a Research Assistant, Aira is combining her passion for...

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ACLS Provider Programs in London Ontario

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The Canadian Heart Association’s ACLS education programs integrate the BLS skills with the advanced knowledge needed to participate in or manage a resuscitation event effectively. The program emphasizes the importance of preventing cardiac arrest, early and continuous, high-quality CPR, and high-performing teams. The course reflects science and education from the 2020 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

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The Canadian Heart Association’s PALS education programs integrate the BLS skills with the advanced knowledge needed to participate in or manage a pediatric resuscitation event effectively. The program emphasizes the importance of preventing pediatric patients from getting sicker, along with early and continuous, high-quality CPR, and high-performing teams. The course reflects science and education from the 2020 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation (ILCOR) Guidelines for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

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The Canadian Heart Association is proud to bring you the Neonatal Resuscitation Program accredited by the Canadian Paedatric Society. The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) introduces the concepts and skills of neonatal resuscitation. The program is designed to help build your knowledge, skills, and confidence, so you are ready to resuscitate a newborn infant (neonate).

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The College of Nurses of Ontario’s (CNO’s) jurisprudence examination assesses an applicant’s knowledge and understanding of the laws, regulations, by-laws and practice standards and guidelines that govern the nursing profession in Ontario.

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NCLEX Preparation Guide given by Haili Mclellan, RN