Primary Care Nurses are typically Registered Nurses (RNs) who practice within primary care. Primary care represents an entry point for patients into the healthcare system and focuses on the delivery of health promotion, disease prevention, and disease management services. Primary care nurses function as generalists who provide a broad range of health services, including preventative health screening (e.g. PAP examinations, chronic health conditions), health education (e.g. healthy living, chronic disease self-management), healthcare management and program delivery (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), therapeutic interventions (e.g. wound care, immunizations), and coordination of services to specialists and/or community services. (Canadian Family Practice Nurses Association, 2017)
Primary Care Nurses at the Belleville Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic work in partnership with the Nurse Practitioners, Collaborating Physicians and other healthcare providers to provide evidenced based care.
Services Provided by Belleville Nurse Practitioner-Led Clinic Registered Nurses:
-Well baby/child checks
-Immunizations
-Medication injections
-Laboratory services (Blood draws, INR checks etc.)
-Pap tests and Sexual Health education
-Chronic Disease Management (Diabetes, COPD, Hypertension etc.)
-Breast Feeding Education and Support
-Smoking Cessation Counselling
-Home visits for RN Services
-Prenatal visits
-Spirometry