An Ask Us Anything episode! 

Producer Michael makes a rare appearance on the podcast where he brings your questions to Sarah and Morgan.

They discuss key topics such as nurse role in primary care health promotion, disease prevention, and care coordination, highlighting the impact of nurses on patient care quality. The episode revisits topics discussed in previous episodes to drive their point home further, such as the differences between LPNs and RNs, the benefits of team-based care, and effective strategies for integrating nurses into family practices. There is an emphasis on support systems for new nurses, and the hosts provide resources you can access in the show notes below.

Special Thanks

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Throughout this season you’ll hear from several amazing nurses:

• Angela Wignall is a Registered Nurse who has worked in perinatal health and public health. Since recording this episode Angela has been promoted to the CEO of the Nurses and Nurse Practitioners of BC from her position as Senior Executive Director. Angela is also a board member at the Canadian Nurses Association.
• Diana Boateng is a Registered Nurse and is working on her dual master’s degree in nursing and health informatics. In her Masters, she is a co-op student working with the Innovation Support Unit. Her background is mostly in acute care but she has been interested in exploring what it means to be a nurse in primary care.
• Hannah Roy works as a Registered Nurse in primary care and urgent primary care. She has certified practice in STI management and is completing her Masters degree to be a nurse practitioner.
• Jamie Duteil is a Registered Nurse and the Health System Improvement Director at Health Quality BC. She has managed urgent primary care centres and acute care centres.
• Kacey Wall is a Registered Nurse and a diabetes educator, she has worked in primary care networks and is a team member of the Innovation Support Unit.
• Nikki Kafal is a Registered Nurse and has spent her career working in emergency and critical care settings. She is completing a dual master degree in nursing and health informatics and joins the Innovation Support Unit as a co-op student.

Links and Resources

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TeamUP! Season 7 Episode 3

Diving into the differences between Licensed Practical Nurses and Registered Nurses within primary care settings.

TeamUP! Season 7 Episode 4

Learning about the complexities of being an employer of a primary care nurse within smaller private clinics.

TeamUP! Season 7 Episode 12

How nurses can facilitate care coordination in primary care to support complex patients.

Family Practice Services Committee Resources

Provides new supports for integrating a nurse into family practice, including links to the Nurse in Practice program, along with webinars, events, and a link to the Nurse Compass

Practice Support Coaches

Tools provided by FPSC in collaboration with the Division of Family Practice to support physicians and teams to help identify gaps, reduce overlap and redundancies, and identify quality improvements within practice.