PEI Nurse Practitioner Association says NPs can play role in improving healthcare situation

As the PEI Government failed this week to fulfill a campaign promise from two years ago to eliminate the provincial patient registry by April 2025, the PEI Nurse Practitioner Association says nurse practitioners can play a role in rapidly improving the healthcare situation.  The Association says investing in the Master of Nursing program to increase the number of NPs graduating from UPEI would ensure better care for Islanders in the near future, as over 90% of NPs that graduate stay on the island and work for their communities.  The Association adds that since it only requires two years for an experienced Registered Nurse to complete an Nurse Practitioner program, the taxpayer cost for their education is significantly less than other primary care providers.  The Nurse Practitioner Association is calling on the Province to open dialogue with the Association on alternate solutions.