Manitoba's "extended practice" nurses will be on the job by August.WINNIPEG -- Registered nurses in Manitoba will be permitted to order diagnostic tests, prescribe drugs and perform certain medical procedures on their own authority, if they pass a national examination and meet other qualifications. Extended practice nurses will be placed in primary care settings, including community health centres, doctors' offices, nursing outposts, specialty units, emergency departments and long-term care facilities long-term care facility n. See skilled nursing facility. , by August 2005, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. heath minister Tim Sales. The extended practice regulation was worked out by the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Manitoba is a medical oversight body in Manitoba, Canada. Its stated purpose is to "protect the public as consumers of medical care and promote the safe and ethical delivery of quality medical care by physicians in Manitoba". , the Manitoba Pharmaceutical Association and Manitoba Health Manitoba Health is an agency of the Government of Manitoba. It is overseen by the Minister of Health, and provides information on various aspects of health care in Manitoba, Canada. . |
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