Faculty and Staff Profile
Barb McPherson
Faculty/Departments:
Health and Human Services,
Practical Nursing
Positions/Titles:
Department Chair,
Faculty
Area of Expertise: Practical Nursing Diploma
Barb has been an instructor at North Island College for seven years, teaching in the
Health Care Assistant program, Hospital Unit Clerk program and most recently in the
Practical Nursing program. Before joining NIC, she worked for 20 years in nursing
fields such as general surgery/medicine and gerontology, later specializing in cardiac
nursing. She had the privilege of working as a preceptor/mentor for several nursing
students and loved teaching them and learning alongside them.
As an instructor, Barb continues to work with students to help develop the amazing
nurses of the future. Barb is a lifelong learner, which goes hand in hand with the
nursing profession; there is always something new to learn in healthcare.