Our nursing service is focused on making sure our patients received the focused care they deserve. Our team is experienced in delivering a nursing care that includes family medicine, lifestyle medicine, community and long-term care with a speciality interest in Geriatrics. Under the supervision of our family physician, our nurse’s scope of practice includes but not limited to the list below;

• Assist with medication management 

• Assist with chronic disease management 

• Refer to social work - (if the patient needs help accessing funding for medication etc.) 

•  Smoking cessation

• MoCA memory testing

• BP checks and vital signs 

• Suture/staple removal 

• Dressing changes/wound care 

• Contraceptive Management

• Education and monitoring regarding Diabetes, COPD, CHF, Hypertension, self-care at home, and other topics.

• Group lifestyle education 

•  Irrigation of ear wax

• Immunisations--to be referred to travel clinics or public health for all vaccines

• B12 shots

• Plantar wart treatment

• INRs with clinical order set

• Referrals to community (Home & Community Care, Palliative Care, Mental Health and Addictions, etc)

• Allergy treatments (allergy shots)

• Advance Care planning/MOST conversation

• Well-baby checks—appointment with physician afterwards

• Mental Health checks

• Lifestyle and/or mental health coaching on regular basis

• Home visits

• Consult re: medical system access

• Lab reviews for normal results or as per direction from physician

• FRAX scores from BMD—lifestyle recommendations

• FRS for lipids—along with lifestyle recommendations

• CIWA checks for basic Alcohol detoxification

• Communication/liaison with Island Health re: patient care

• Relay/Interpretation of lab results/anatomy to patients

• Infection control education for staff/patients

• UTI management with clinical order sets

• Lab tests: swabs, urine tests

• Complete referrals/letters as directed by physician

• Complete required requisitions

• Monofilament testing

• Prevention screening/monitoring/education