Open AccessThe Role of Nurses in Primary Care Reform: “The Wheel and Hub of Health Care System”
Author(s) -
Nina Mamishi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
mcgill journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1715-8125
pISSN - 1201-026X
DOI - 10.26443/mjm.v15i1.49
Subject(s) - primary care , health care , medicine , nursing , primary health care , healthcare system , quality (philosophy) , value (mathematics) , family medicine , political science , philosophy , epistemology , machine learning , computer science , law
The current focus in Canadian healthcare system is on improving efficiencies and quality of care. Therefore, primary healthcare is receiving further attention. It is the right moment to highlight the value that registered nurses can bring to collaborative practice in primary care settings. Since nurses are the largest group of healthcare providers in Canada being present throughout the system, thy are ideally positioned to effect change at the national level. The purpose of this paper is to highlight the value that nurses bring to primary healthcare system to discuss how integrating registered nurses into family practice will optimize primary healthcare.