Adventure Nursing at
Labrador-Grenfell Health

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Healthcare Model

Providing Person & Family Centered Care is a key priority for LGH. All of our staff take pride in delivering safe, respectful, compassionate and high quality care and services. The regional nurse is a critical provider in the delivery of primary health care in the rural and remote communities. They deliver care across the continuum, including: health promotion, health prevention, chronic disease management, emergency care and palliation. Regional Nurses are closely connected to and with the community, and strive to build lasting relationships with patients and families.

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Scope of Practice

Within Labrador-Grenfell Health, a Registered Nurse works in the role of a Regional Nurse in a geographically isolated facility. They assume a high level of autonomy, accountability, responsibility, and exercises considerable judgment and initiative in performing client care. Depending on the size of the clinic, the regional nurse may work alone or with a small team of other nurses and support staff. The Regional Nurse practices in geographical areas with limited access or no access to physician services, is authorized to implement the identified interventions, including diagnosis, request of diagnostic tests and treatments of clients, as per each health condition included in the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) Clinical Practice Guidelines to support clinical decision making. The FNIHB Clinical Practice Guidelines reflect evidence based best practice for both the adult and pediatric population.

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