Victoria Community Health Centre (VCHC)

What is the Scope of a Registered Nurse (RN)?

Our Registered Nurses provide a range of community nursing and health education services and are happy to collaborate with  other health service providers.

What can RNs do?

RNs treat a variety of conditions. Some can be resolved by nursing treatment. Others can be stabilized or improved by
RNs but require the involvement of other health professionals, such as nurse practitioners or GPs, to diagnose and treat the
underlying disease. RNs provide some disease prevention and health promotion services, counsel, plan and coordinate
care

How can VCHC’s Community RNs help me?

What RNs at the Victoria Health Centre CAN do:

• Complete nursing assessments including, blood pressure and blood sugar checks
• Administer injections (Vitamin B12, testosterone etc.)
• Help you to sign up for health connect registry (waitlist for GP or NP)
• Wound care – chronic, acute and post -surgical wounds
• Assist you in navigating the health care system and testing: explain tests your doctor or nurse practitioner has ordered and
  what to expect
  
• Provide referral to other community or health services
  
• Health teaching for chronic disease management and education regarding diet, exercise, healthy lifestyle
• Ear irrigation

What RNs CANNOT do – but can help you to access:

• Medication prescription renewal
• Medical diagnoses
• Referral to a specialist
• Blood work tests, x-ray, ultrasound, MRIs or CT scans

RN services are available to anyone with with an MSP card.