Nancy Presseault: Nurse Practitioner

A Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides care to patients of all ages with a focus on preventing disease, promoting good health and treating illness. Nurse practitioners play an important role in helping you maintain a healthy, active lifestyle, and to understand/treat illness. NPs offer a variety of health services, including the ability to:

• diagnose and treat illness and/or minor injuries
• preform physical check-ups
• order and interpret diagnostic tests
• write prescriptions
• provide counselling and education
• provide supportive care through illness
• provide treatments and/or procedures
• make referrals to our physician, specialists and other health care professionals