who don’t have primary care providers. Nurse practitioners can perform many of the same functions as family doctors, and can diagnose and treat patients, order tests and prescribe medications. “In B.C., we have been slow to promote nurse practitioners,” said Dix. Article Continued BelowElizabeth Saewyc, director of the UBC School of Nursing, said nurse practitioners can be independent providers of primary health care and can help fill the need for primary health care, especially with the province’s aging population. “Nurse practitioners deliver high-quality primary health care for people at every stage of life,” she said.

Source: thestar May 23, 2018 23:05 UTC