Wendy McDonald
RN, BScN, MN
Professor and Program Coordinator, Honours Bachelor of Science – Nursing
Biography
Wendy McDonald is a Registered Nurse (RN) with a clinical background in acute medicine, critical care and community nursing.
Wendy is new to Georgian College and is a full-time professor in the Honours Bachelor of Science – Nursing (BScN) degree program at Georgian College’s Owen Sound Campus. She has worked with other Ontario colleges in both clinical instructor and facilitator roles with BScN and practical nursing students.
Wendy’s research interests lie in the transition of new graduate nursing students into practice in Ontario, with a focus on organizational socialization and mentorship to further develop nurse retention and quality improvement.
Wendy is an advocate for experiential learning, focusing on learning through experience and internal reflection, which is synchronous with the development of critical thinking skills that are fundamental in today’s nursing practice.
I love helping students develop both evidence-based nursing knowledge and personal nursing knowledge. I aspire for my students to build strong relationships with patients, families, peers and members of their interdisciplinary teams. I want to impart to those that I mentor attributes of respect, accountability, adaptability, integrity, kindness, compassion, perseverance, gratitude, humility, advocacy and strength. This is fundamental because these qualities will support students in their nursing profession, building positivity and inspiring change and growth in their communities of practice.
Wendy McDonald
- Master of Nursing (MN) with teaching focus, Athabasca University, Athabasca AB, 2020
- Critical Care Nursing certificate, Durham College, Oshawa ON, 2013
- Bachelor of Science Nursing (BScN), University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa ON, 2012
- Practical Nursing diploma, Humber College, Toronto ON, 2008
- Clinical Supervisor, Sheridan College, ON, 2021-23
- Clinical Practice Resource Nurse, SE Health, ON, 2021-22
- Clinical Facilitator, BScN, Cambrian College, ON, 2020
- Clinical Educator and Professional Practice Leader, Acute Medicine, Brampton Civic Hospital, Brampton, ON, 2019-20
- Interprofessional Awards of Excellence Clinical Leadership Nursing Nominee, William Osler Health System, 2019
- Interprofessional Awards of Excellence Mentoring, Coaching, Teaching Nominee, William Osler Health System, 2019
- Resource Nurse, Acute Medicine, Brampton Civic Hospital, Brampton, ON 2019
- Clinical Instructor, Practical Nursing, Humber College, ON 2018
- Registered Nurse, Critical Care/Surgical Intermediate Stepdown Unit, William Osler Brampton, ON 2014-19
- In the Hills, Local Heroes, Intensive Care Nurses at Headwaters Health Care Centre, 2013
- Registered Nurse, Critical Care, Headwaters Health Care Centre, ON, 2012-18
- Nursing Graduate Guarantee, Critical Care, Headwaters Health Care Centre, ON, 2012
- Registered Practical Nurse, Acute Medicine/Telemetry, Headwaters Health Care Centre, ON, 2008-12
Research interests
- New graduate nurses transition to practice/transition-to-practice nursing programs