Marc Bedard M.A., MPCP, RSW Clinical Social Worker and Psychotherapist
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Angela Spence-Bedard RN (EC) MN, Nurse Practitioner-Primary Health Care (NP-PHC)
What is Advanced Practice Nursing?
“Advanced practice nursing (APN) represents the future frontier for nursing practice and professional development. It is a way of viewing the world that enables questioning of current practices, creation of new nursing knowledge, and improved delivery of nursing and health care services”
BRYANT-LUKOSIUS D., DICENSO D. , A. , BROWNE G. & PINELLI J . (2004) Journal of Advanced Nursing 48(5), 519–529
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Profile of the Nurse Practitioner
Nurse practitioners, as autonomous health professionals with advanced education, provide essential health services grounded in professional, ethical and legal standards. Nurse practitioners integrate their in-depth knowledge of advanced nursing practice and theory, health management, health promotion, disease/injury prevention, and other relevant biomedical and psychosocial theories to provide comprehensive health services. Nurse practitioners work in collaboration with their clients and other health-care providers in the provision of high-quality patient-centred care. They work with diverse client populations in a variety of contexts and practice settings.
Canadian Nurse Practitioner Core Competency Framework May 2010. Available at: http://www.cna-aiic.ca/CNA/documents/pdf/publications/Competency_Framework_2010_e.pdf
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Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada 2011 National Forum
"Sustaining a Healthy Future: From Indigenous Knowledge to Cultural Safety"Hilton Suites Winnipeg Airport
Winnipeg, Manitoba
September 29, 2011 to October 1, 2011
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What is Advanced Practice Nursing in Aboriginal communities?
Advanced practice nurses, such as nurse practitioners (NPs) collaborate and partner with individuals, families, communities, and populations.
The above pictures celebrated women's Breast Health campaign held last October 2010 in Wikwemikong First Nation. It was a collaborative initiative that targeted women of all ages. Discussions topics surrounded breast health, cancer education, heart and stroke education, and to share their experiences with each other as women, how to to talk care of their body, mind, spirit and soul.
As a community health nurse and nurse practitioner, I work closely with various health and community team members, such as Gail Shawanda, community health representative, and Judy Black, community health nurse of Manitoulin (above picture to the left). With their help, communities take charge of their wellness.
From an aboriginal nursing point of view, advanced practice nursing means assisting Aboriginal communities re-organize their current health care models to meet the changing needs of their community. This also means, realistically addressing the nursing shortage issue, perhaps through para-professional delegation/training i.e., chronic health, maternal and child health, older adult care, Long Term Care/Home and Community Care, and so forth.
Utilizing existing resources i.e. paraprofessionals, is key toward self-determinancy, and in turn, addresses the access to care issues and other determinants of health indicators.
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