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Please join us in welcoming Nurse Practioner, April Joy Steele to our Bigstone Wabasca Medical Clinic

Please join us in welcoming Nurse Practioner, April Joy Steele to our Bigstone Wabasca Medical Clinic

April Steele, RN, BSc psych, BScN, MN, NP-C

is a nurse practitioner health care provider with over 26 years of nursing experience. April has made her career

specializing in primary care and strives to form lasting

therapeutic relationships with her patients and families,

“I have built a solid reputation on tangible health

outcomes for my patients. I can sincerely say that my

patients and families are happy with what I’ve done for

them and their health.”

April has extensive rural health care experience and has

been working with a diverse population here in rural

Northern Alberta for the past number of years. April’s

practicing background includes: primary care, women’s

health, pain management, addictions, mental health and

emergency and correctional contexts.

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What is a Nurse Practitioner?

Nurse Practitioners have a graduate degree in nursing and can legally examine patients, diagnose, illness, prescribe medication, order and interpret diagnostic studies and imaging (lab tests, EKG’s,immunization, etc.), provide prenatal and family planning services (IUD’s, well-childcare, etc.),perform minor procedures (suturing, casting, etc.) and nearly all primary health services concerning health maintenance and management.

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Lac La Biche Area Update Rock Island Lake Complex Wildfire Update - Lac La Biche Forest Area, May 31 Noon

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has lifted the precautionary air quality advisory issued March 15, 2018, for the Jasper area.Controlled burns for wildfire prevention that impacted air quality, variably, have concluded for the season.Albertans are reminded that air quality can vary with weather conditions and prevailing winds at any time of the year.

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