About Us

Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are registered nurses with additional education and nursing experience which provides them with the legal scope of practice to:

• Autonomously diagnose and treat illnesses
• Order and interpret tests
• Prescribe medication
• Perform minor surgical procedures
• Refer to specialists
• NPs are health care professionals who treat the whole person which includes:
  • Addressing physical, mental, emotional needs
  • Focusing on how an illness affects a person’s life and family
  • Offering ways for a person to lead a healthy life
  • Collaborating with the person to manage chronic illness (asthma, diabetes, mental health etc) as well as episodic illness (coughs, colds, flu, sexual health concerns such as contraception, skin conditions etc)