February 6, 2025, Article published in RhPAP Rural Health Beat by Lorena Franchuk
Rural nurse practitioner appreciates opportunity for trauma training. Nurse practitioner Sara Lee enrolled in the General Emergency Medicine Skills (GEMS) course to help her feel more comfortable dealing with emergencies when she works as a locum throughout Alberta.
“Knowledge is power.” The famous quote originally attributed to Francis Bacon has been around for centuries and still rings true for Sara Lee. The nurse practitioner (NP) spends much of her time as a locum, providing temporary relief for health professionals who work in rural and remote areas of Alberta. “It’s such a cliché, but really, knowledge is power and there’s never enough,” says Lee.