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In accordance with the Registered Nurses Act, anyone wishing to practice as a "registered nurse" in Prince Edward Island must be a member of the Association. Founded in 1922, ARNPEI is the largest group of health professionals in the province with approximately 1500 members.
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 Sherri McKinnon
Eastern Kings Family Health Centre
Souris, P.E.I
You are cordially invited to meet your Nurse Practitioner Sheri McKinnon as part of the 2013 CNA Nurse Practitioner Campaign.
Place: Eastern Kings Health Center Souris Hospital.
Date: June 12 th 2013
Time: 1330-1430
Refreshments Available
Sherri McKinnon
Eastern Kings Family Health Centre
Souris, P.E.I
Why did you decide to become a nurse practitioner?
I decided to become a nurse practitioner because I wanted to increase the variety and autonomy in my work as a nurse. I wanted to see patients from across the lifespan. I also wanted to increase my scope of skills to include performing complete and focused physical examinations, making diagnoses, ordering diagnostic testing and treatments, and referring to other health-care professionals.
How do you feel you help patients the most?
A lot of patients in our rural community have seen many physicians come and go, leaving them without a health-care provider. I like to think that with my role here officially since 2006, I’ve brought some continuity to patient care. I also have relatively quick access time, allowing patients to get appointments to have minor acute episodic illnesses treated, have prescriptions renewed, or manage some chronic illnesses through regular follow-up appointments.
What is the most rewarding aspect of your job and what is the most challenging?
Although the NP role is fairly well known in the rest of Canada, it is still relatively new to P.E.I. The most rewarding aspect of my job is the fact that many patients in the community where I work have completely embraced my role and the health-care services I can provide. I enjoy seeing patients from across the lifespan with a variety of health-care concerns.
The most challenging aspect of my job has been the frequent turnover of physicians in our rural community with whom I would collaborate about patient care. Historically, the patients that book appointments with me are registered to a family physician in our clinic. If their care falls outside my scope of practice, I collaborate with their family physician and when this is in constant flux, it makes the process more challenging.
Read about it here http://www.npnow.ca/mckinnon/Default_e.aspx
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