FPNANS Resources
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We recognize that the majority of Family Practice Nurses work in isolation and have limited opportunities and resources to support their practice needs. In this area you will find a growing collection of documents and a section of related links that we hope you find useful. If you have any suggestions for material we should include here please contact us.
The material included here, including links to third party sites, is provided 'as is' and is intended as reference only. FPNANS cannot be held liable or responsible for content provided by other sources and this material intended for Professionals with a background in Health services and is subject to change at any time. Always consult with a Health Professional.
Many documents are available here in PDF format.
You may need to have the freely available 'Adobe Reader' software installed on your computer in order to view and print these documents. Get Adobe Reader.
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CNA's Primary Care Toolkit
A resource for registered nurses and nurse practitioners who are building collaborative teams in primary care settings such as family practices and walk-in clinics. This toolkit is designed to be a comprehensive resource for accessing information and resources on evidence-based care. It was developed under the leadership of the Canadian Nurses Association with the support of the Canadian Family Practice Nurses Association and other health-care partners.
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Posted: 04.27.11
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Below are the Health Care Provider Pertussis Information Sheet; Whooping Cough poster; and the Parent Pertussis Fact Sheet (English and French) in PDF format. Please disseminate as freely as you like to any local or your speciality/interest groups websites, newsletters,displays,etc.
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The following work is a collaborative venture on behalf of the Family Practice Nurse Professional Practice Council in Capital District Health Authority (CDHA). The work on this project has been funded by a grant from Capital Health 2007-08 Improving Nursing Practice Grants with the purpose to develop Medical Directives (MDs).
These tools have been developed to support Registered Nurses practicing in primary care and may be adapted for their individual practice settings.
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Below you will find various updates and information on H1N1 (Human Swine Influenza). The FPNANS Executive has decided to refer visitors to the Nova Scotia Government H1N1 website website for all future H1N1 updates.
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As follow-up to the letter from our Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Strang, today, please be advised of the following changes to our Seasonal Influenza Immunization Program for this fall. These changes are in light of the H1N1 Pandemic, the introduction of a new Influenza H1N1 vaccine and additional factors outlined in Dr. Strang’s letter.
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Are you a member of CFPNA? In June 2008, the Canadian Family Practice Nurses Association was established. This association will provide a strong National voice for nurses working in family practices.
We are excited to announce that the Canadian Family Practice Nurses Association (CFPNA) has developed a website. This will be one more tool we can use to try to spread the word about the important work we all do and to help keep each other updated on conferences/workshops etc. Some of the pages are password protected so we encourage you to join the CFPNA to be able to have access to the entire website.
This website will be updated on a regular basis so check back often! Pass this link along to nurses who may not be a part of the listserv. A membership form to join the CFPNA is available below in PDF format. The website link is www.cfpna.ca
Serving on the National executive from Nova Scotia are: Carol Todd, Secretary and Patsy Smith, Vice President.
For more information, please contact:
Carol Todd at carol.todd@cdha.nshealth.ca or Patsy Smith at psmith@hfx.eastlink.ca.
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Produced by the Department of Health Promotion and Protection and the Department of Health, this toolkit has been developed to provide guidance to family physicians, nurse practitioners, and family practice nurses in the infection prevention and control and clinical management of influenza-like illness (ILI). This toolkit provides information about the following:
- Clinical Management
- Infection Prevention & Control
- Antiviral Use
- Resources
- Contact Information
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The Nova Scotia Renal Program, a Nova Scotia Department of Health Provincial Program will be implementing province wide eGFR reporting.
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) will be available as a request test in most District Health Authorities (DHAs) within the next year. The eGFR provides practitioners with a better measure of renal function than serum creatinine alone.
All Nova Scotia DHA labs will be calculating the eGFR based on the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula, which is similar to the Cockcroft-Gault formula. The MDRD eGFR formula does not require weight as a variable and can be easily automated in Nova Scotia labs.
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This Chronic Disease Self-Management Program is a provincially sponsored free program giving you the tools to live a healthier life. To take the program or become a volunteer leader, please call 1-888-672-3444 or email YourWay2Wellness@gov.ns.ca
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In this section you will find a growing collection of links to other websites that we hope you find useful. If you have any suggestions for links we should include here - please contact us.
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