24 | A Closer Look at Primary Care Nursing with Melissa Waddell

24/11/2023 27 min Episodio 24
24 | A Closer Look at Primary Care Nursing with Melissa Waddell

Listen "24 | A Closer Look at Primary Care Nursing with Melissa Waddell"

Episode Synopsis

In this episode, we're joined by Melissa Waddell in her role as President of the Alberta Primary Care Nurses Association.  She talks about the future of nursing in primary care as we move toward a greater focus on team-based care and sharing the load to manage the care deficit.  Melissa provides some details on the current scopes of practice for Alberta nurses - particularly RNs and LPNs,  and highlights areas where they can provide excellent support in busy family practices.Alberta Primary Care Nurses AssociationPrimary Care Nursing in Alberta: A Guide to the RolePrimary Care Nurse Scheduling Guidelines

More episodes of the podcast One Nail at a Time: Insights for Building Your Patient's Medical Home