What is a Registered Nurse?
The practice of nursing is the promotion of health and the assessment of, the provision of care for, and the treatment of health conditions by supportive, preventive, therapeutic, palliative and rehabilitative means in order to attain or maintain optimal function.
Blue Sky Family Health Team Registered Nurses are registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario and are accountable for their own professional practice.
What do Blue Sky Family Health Team Registered Nurses do?
The Registered Nurses at the Blue Sky Family Health Team are involved in a variety of programs . There are two Registered Nurses at the Blue Sky Family Health Team, each with specific qualifications.
Referrals are generated through the Blue Sky Family Health Team physicians or nurse practitioners.
Registered Nurse support in the Blue Sky Family Health Team is for all Blue Sky patients.
Why see a Registered Nurse?
Some of the reasons that people see one of our nurses include:
- Well Baby Visits
- Blood pressure
- Immunizations
- Smoking Cessation
- Diabetes Education
- Ear syringing
- Hypertension Management Program
- Suture/staple removal
Nurse Differentiation
Registered Nurse:
- Immunizations
- Well baby/child visits
- Lifestyle counselling
- Ear syringing
- Suture/staple removal
Diabetes Nurse Educator:
- Insulin adjustment
- Foot assessment
- Diabetes self-management education