Sopman Humanitarian Award / en Vonnie Lee recognized with 2022 Sopman Humanitarian Award /celebrates/vonnie-lee-recognized-2022-sopman-humanitarian-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Vonnie Lee recognized with 2022 Sopman Humanitarian Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/community" hreflang="en">Community</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2022-07-22T15:35:24-04:00" title="Friday, July 22, 2022 - 15:35" class="datetime">Fri, 07/22/2022 - 15:35</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/university-health-network" hreflang="en">University Health Network</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sopman-humanitarian-award" hreflang="en">Sopman Humanitarian Award</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/Vonnie_Lee_Sopman-crop.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Vonnie Lee"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-cutline-long field--type-text-long field--label-hidden field__item">(photo by Lex Kilgour)</div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Vonnie Lee</strong>, a second-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) student at the University of Toronto’s Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, is the recipient of the 2022 Sopman Humanitarian Award presented by <a href="https://www.uhn.ca/">the University Health Networ</a>k.</p> <p>Established by Archie Sopman in remembrance of his late wife Belle Sopman, and the humanitarian care she received by a student nurse, the award recognizes Lee’s unique and compassionate interactions with patients, excellence in academics, and ability to think critically under pressure, including saving the life of a patient who was choking.</p> <p>“It is a tremendous honour to be named alongside health-care providers who embody these characteristics of humanitarian care,” says Lee, who will graduate from the BScN program this fall.</p> <p>Entering the nursing profession during a pandemic, Lee says, she found herself experiencing compassion fatigue at times, due to mental and physical exhaustion. Her perspective started to change, she says, when she began her clinical placement on UHN’s cardiovascular unit, where she could see patients transitioning out of care, leaving hospital, and getting better. It is also where her ability to connect with patients began to shine.</p> <p>“I always find something to engage them in, and it makes a huge difference, because it helps people feel like they are being heard,” says Lee.</p> <h3><a href="https://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/news/nursing-students-unique-connection-to-patients-saves-a-life-and-earns-her-the-uhn-sopman-humanitarian-award/">Read the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing story</a></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Nursing</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 22 Jul 2022 19:35:24 +0000 lanthierj 175757 at Yukei Ng wins 2021 Sopman Humanitarian Award /celebrates/yukei-ng-wins-2021-sopman-humanitarian-award <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">Yukei Ng wins 2021 Sopman Humanitarian Award</span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-type field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-type/academic-achievement" hreflang="en">Academic Achievement</a></div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span>lanthierj</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden"><time datetime="2021-07-09T14:18:24-04:00" title="Friday, July 9, 2021 - 14:18" class="datetime">Fri, 07/09/2021 - 14:18</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-people field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-people/students" hreflang="en">Students</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-campus field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-campus/st-george" hreflang="en">St. George</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-awards-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/lawrence-s-bloomberg-faculty-nursing" hreflang="en">Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/celebrates/awards-tags/sopman-humanitarian-award" hreflang="en">Sopman Humanitarian Award</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image-orientation field--type-list-string field--label-hidden field__item">landscape</div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/media/YukeiNg1.jpg" width="750" height="500" alt="Yukei Ng"> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Yukei Ng</strong>, a student at the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, has won the 2021 Sopman Humanitarian Award, presented by the University Health Network.</p> <p>The Sopman Humanitarian Fund seeks to encourage humanity, compassion, understanding&nbsp;and the ability to communicate among nurses and doctors in training at UHN. The honour recognizes Ng’s support and compassion while providing patient care as a student nurse, alongside her excellence in academics.</p> <p>“I feel like this is what I was meant to do,” says Ng. “Winning this award means a lot and will always serve as encouragement for me to do the best that I can and to be as competent and compassionate as I can be.”</p> <p>During one of her placements, Ng noticed a Spanish-speaking patient was withdrawn and seemed lonely. Unable to speak Spanish herself, Ng decided to use Google translate to communicate with the patient.</p> <p>“It turns out the patient was feeling really lonely and unsure about their health,” says Ng. “Their family was worried, but the patient could not properly explain to them the type of procedure he was going to have.”</p> <p>With approval from her preceptor, Ng found a Spanish language document online that helped to explain the procedure to the patient and his family.</p> <p>“He was very appreciative, and all it took was a little bit of effort on my part to help him feel more secure,” says Ng.</p> <h3 style="text-align: start;"><span style="box-sizing:border-box"><span style="font-variant-ligatures:normal"><span style="text-decoration-thickness:initial"><span style="text-decoration-style:initial"><span style="text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://bloomberg.nursing.utoronto.ca/news/u-of-t-nursing-student-yukei-ng-wins-2021-sopman-humanitarian-award/">Read the Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing story</a></span></span></span></span></span></h3> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-source field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">Nursing</div> <div class="field field--name-field-top-story-hub-page- field--type-boolean field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Top Story (Hub page)</div> <div class="field__item">Off</div> </div> Fri, 09 Jul 2021 18:18:24 +0000 lanthierj 169806 at