NPAA Blog

In 2019 the NPAA recognized a need to make connections not only with para-government organizations, but with government itself. This prompted a process to select a lobby organization, in order to make inroads into the Ministry of Health and effectively leverage government stakeholders. Alberta Counsel was the successful lobbying group of those who applied, and […]

Practice Area: Complex Care Transition Program  Years of Practice: 3 years as an NP   What prompted you to consider moving into an Advanced Practice role in Nursing?   I was tired of working in a world of bureaucracy and seeing so many gaps in the health care system. My experience as an RN was working in […]

Practice Area: Wabamun Medical Clinic PCN            Years of Practice: 2 What prompted you to consider moving into an Advanced Practice role in Nursing?  Even during my RN education, I planned to become a Nurse Practitioner.  I had the pleasure of being taught by Nurse Practitioners for two of my courses at the University of […]

By Daris Klemmer Part 1 So here I am again the oldest NP taking on a slightly not exciting topic. However, I believe NP governance to be of great importance especially as more and more NP roles are created within our major health organization in Alberta-AHS/Covenant and the potential for a great number of NP […]

Describe your setting: location, volumes, demographics etc. Airdrie Urgent Care Centre (AUCC) is a 13 bed Urgent Care and is the only acute care accessible for citizens of Airdrie and surrounding areas including north Calgary, as there is no hospital. On a usual day, the AUCC will see anywhere from 90-110 patients and sometimes up […]