Nurse Practitioner Week 12-18 December 2022
We acknowledge and celebrate the incredible team of nurse practitioners who help us to achieve the purpose of making a positive difference in the lives of their patients and their community. This is in line with the 2022 Nurse Practitioner Week theme of "Nurse Practitioners: the essential differe
At Next Practice Deakin, we believe in a team-based approach to care. The Nurse Practitioners predominantly support care provision in residential aged care, care of housebound people and also in elderly retirement facilities. They can:
- diagnose and treat a variety of health-related conditions
- prescribe medications
- order and interpret pathology and radiology tests
- initiate referrals to other health professionals
- case management and care coordination
The nurse practitioners, Joanne Dean, Jan Scott, Nilly Ran, Nikki Johnston and Robyne Hingley work as a part of a multi-disciplinary team of clinicians with the GPs, practice nurses, practice pharmacist, social worker and patient advocates. We're privileged to support a fantastic team and grateful to be involved in training nurse practitioners by supporting clinical experience for their interprofessional hours.
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