Daris Klemmer

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 […]

By: Daris Klemmer-Lamoureux Background: Although NPs have practiced in Alberta since the 1970s, the title only became protected in 2003 under the Health Professions Act (HPA). Prior to this some of the NP skill set was encompassed under the auspices of “RN extended class” and entry to practice could be extended class certification or Masters […]

by Daris Klemmer-Lamoureux As I sit down to type my first blog submission for the NPAA it’s early May, and I think spring might be arriving! Within the communications group I was selected to review the history of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in Canada and Alberta. Why me you say? Perhaps because I am the oldest […]