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EIGHT - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, March 26, 1997 What is a nurse practitioner-Wendy Haack Care providers begins practice at Pioneer Memorial Clinic affect family nurse practitioner had to be a highly trained and skilled professional who could deliver quality care independently or as part o f a collaborative practice with physicians. As we approach the end o f the 1990s, the role o f the nurse practitioner has broadened and the nurse practitioner is increasingly in high demand to meet the expanding needs for both quality and cost effective health care. A nurse practitioner is a primary health care professional practicing under a license and is recognized W endy H aack today as a "valuable and much needed part o f the health care By Richard Haskell environment". The nurse When you schedule a visit to practitioner, with prescriptive Pioneer Memorial Clinic, you may be asked to see Wendy authority and, in some cases, hospital admitting privileges Haack, FNP, the new family now specializes in specific nurse practitioner. "What is a nurse health care areas such as pediatrics, mental health, practitioner?" is a common adult care, women's health, first question. geriatrics and family. The The nurse practitioner family nurse practitioner or profession was created in the 1960s as a means to increase FNP requires more training access to health care, than the individual specialties especially in underserved because it encompasses most areas As such the licensed o f the specialty areas. As part o f a health care team, a family nurse practitioner (FNP) is not an assistant but is rather a working partner, an Thursday Nite Mixers autonomous professional who week of February 27 works in collaboration and W L sees his own patient load. The Lancer Lanes 18 10 nurse practitioner's approach 17 11 Skaggs Auto Clinic to primary health care takes R & W Drive In 11 17 into account a patient's W r ig h t's C e n tu ry R a n c h 10 18 physical, psychological, social High games: Gerald Hoeft 191, and spiritual lives. It is a Dianna Hoeft 171. holistic approach that stresses H igh series: G e ra ld H oeft 5 2 6 , a partnership with the patient Phyllis P iper 4 43 . that involves illness Splits converted: Phyllis Piper prevention, education, 4- 10, Fran Barnett 3-10. Gerald Hoeft diagnosis and treatment. As a 5- 7 primary care provider, the Dime A Dozen FNP, at times, may consult week of February 23 with, or refer a patient to a W L physician for specific P e n la n d H o u se 20 12 problems but will continue to Pin D o d g e rs 19 13 follow and treat the patient on O ur G ang 17V2 14Vz a regular basis. When needed, D -D o n 's 15 17 collaboration, consulting, and 12Vz 19Vz B M 's referrals are a nurse B unn H o rs e s h o e in g 12 16 practitioner's tool that help High games: Gene Wallace 218, ensure quality care while Dianna Hoeft 189 a patient's High series: Randy Sample 535, sustaining confidence in the medical Sandi Hanna 459 decisions that are of intrinsic Splits converted: Don Greenup 5-7, Darlene Scroggins 4-5-7, John importance to their health. Nurse practitioners are Breidenbach 5-10, Annie Lusher trained in accredited schools 5-6-10. 5-10. Maude Hughes 5-10. o f nursing at many major Blue Mountain university medical schools week of February 26 and, in addition, hold master’s W L degrees (or higher) in nursing. 16 12 Beecher's In most states nurse Young Guns 16 12 practitioners must pass 14 14 Who Knows national certification and many Willow Lanes 14 14 bring to their practice years of Team 2 14 14 experience in all areas of Misfits 10 18 nursing. In addition, 50 hours High games:. Randy Sample 219, o f continuing education are Bob Hubbard 203 Bowling League High series: Randy Sample 579, Bob Hubbard 544 Splits converted: Blu Blakeley 5-10. John Breidenbach 4-5, 4-9, Duck Lusher 3-10, Doug Gunderson 3-10. 2-7, Roger Ehrmantraut 4-7-9. Koffee Kup Keglers week of February 27 W L 25V2 IOV 2 M. CGG. The Dregs 23 13 18 18 No Pin Hitters The Alley Cats 18 18 17V2 I 8 V 2 The BJs High game: Annie Lusher 189. High series: Joan Smith 492 Splits converted: LaJuana McKen zie 6-10, 5-6, 2-7. week of March 6 W L M C G.G. 26W 13V2 The Dregs 25 15 No Pin Hitters 19 21 The BJs 20V2 19V2 The Alley Cats 20 20 High game: Linda Schultz 192 High series: Linda Schultz 523. Splits converted: Susan Atkins 3-10, Pat Gutierrez 5-6, 6-10, La- Juana mcKenzie 5-7. Rene Ledbet ter 3-7-10 FA X Paper required each year to help ensure that the nurse practitioner will remain current in medical procedures and practices. As the new family nurse practitioner Wendy Haack brings to Heppner a solid educational background. Graduating with honors, Haack received a BS in community health and health education from the University o f Utah. This was followed by an RN degree from Lane Community College in Eugene and a master's o f nursing degree from Oregon Health Sciences University where she graduated at the top o f her class. She then completed her post-graduate nurse practitioner program at the University o f Washington School o f Nursing, again graduating at the top of her class. But education serves best when tempered with experience and she brings with her expertise and skills that come from 13 years in nursing which encompass specialties in critical care, trauma care, cardiology, neurology, pulmonology and flight nursing. As a clinical nurse specialist Wendy developed and ran her own post-open heart clinic, developed a lung volume reduction program at Kaiser, consulted with physician and nursing staff on care of difficult critical care patients and taught critical care courses. In addition, as an adjunct assistant professor at Montana State University, she taught junior and senior nursing courses with an emphasis on critical care and trauma. She has published articles on innovative ways to prevent rehospitalization of patients after open heart surgery and recently • completed research on "research utilization" to determine appropriate care of patients by critical care nurses in rural settings. A Do you use child care? Are you a child care provider? Then you know that any changes in availability (the provider taking a job outside the home or simply closing the business) has a ripple effect throughout your family system. Why is there so much turnover in child care providers? In a rural setting it may be that the provider lacks convenient access to additional training and education to deal with a variety o f child development concerns. Help is available. The National Network for Child Care Newsletter is available at no cost through Oregon State University Extension Service. The information is practical. "A Provider's Guide to Four Disabilities: Cerebral Palsy, Attention Deficit Disorder, Seizure Disorders and Tourette's Syndrome" in the current issue provides basic insight helpful to welcome children with these disabilities in a child care setting. Those wishing to add their names to the mailing list may call the Morrow County Extension office at 1-800-342- 3664 or the Umatilla County Extension office at 1 -800-871 - 1313. Ask to receive "School Age Connections". 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Irrigon project gains recognition The Fannie Mae Foundation has recognized the Imgon Farm Labor Housing Project as one of 30 in the nation under the ninth annual Maxwell Awards of Excellence Program for the Production of Low Income Housing. The Community Action Program of East Central Oregon (CAPECO) will receive an honorable mention award and a grant for $1,000 in May Housing efforts were initiated by Morrow County and the city of Irrigon in 1991. The four duplex houses were designed by Andrews Architects, a Portland firm co-owned by Martha Peck-Andrews, who is originally from Heppner The project is recognized as an example of effective community development in rural Oregon Primary partners in financing Imgon Farm Labor Housing include the United States Department of Agriculture Rural Development and Bank of America CASA of Oregon, Farmworker Housing Programs, and Oregon State Tax Credits also helped to fund the eight-unit project CAPECO is a private non-profit organization serving low income residents in Umatilla, Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler counties For more information regarding this award, contact Chris E. 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