Northern nurses love living and working rural
Registered nurse, Lawrence McNeil, knew rural Alberta was where he belonged even before he enrolled in nursing school in Edmonton. McNeil was working part-time...
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Fondness for rural life drives Ponoka RN’s passion for health care
Dennie Hycha enjoys gazing out her office window and taking in the picture-perfect view. The registered nurse is not looking out the...
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Detective work plays out in Arrowwood clinic
RhPAP continues its celebration of 2020 The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife with profiles of three nurse practitioners (NPs) in...
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New clinic aims to get patients back on track
RhPAP continues its celebration of 2020 The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife with profiles of three nurse practitioners (NPs) in...
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Like mother, like daughter: Rural nursing has appeal for Flagstaff County duo
Alyssa Ness never expected to follow in her mother’s footsteps as a licensed practical nurse. Ness grew up watching her mom, Gail...
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Dr. John O’Connor is passionate about caring for indigenous communities in Northern Alberta
As his name would suggest, Dr. John O’Connor is from Ireland. He grew up and went to medical school there and did...
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City-raised registered nurse falls in love with the rural practice and lifestyle in Rocky Mountain House
Heather Halladay, a registered nurse in Rocky Mountain House, grew up in the city. She also went to university in the city...
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Nursing the unique needs of the North
RhPAP continues its celebration of 2020 The Year of the Nurse and the Midwife with profiles of three nurse practitioners (NPs) in...
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Physicians and midwives work as a team at the maternity clinic
The World Health Organization proclaimed 2020 as Year of the Nurse and the Midwife—a tribute to front-line caregivers in health care. The...
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Midwives celebrate birth as a natural event
The World Health Organization proclaimed 2020 as Year of the Nurse and the Midwife—a tribute to front-line caregivers in health care. The...
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Off-duty Grande Cache health-care heroes save drowning teen
A young man is fortunate to be alive after some off-duty rural nurses and firefighters rapidly stepped in to save his life...
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Rural Voice Information Panel No. 13: Social determinants of health in rural communities
The thirteenth Rural Voice Information Panel (Rural VIP) survey was sent out October 1, 2020 to 218 members. The purpose of the...
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