BY RICHIE SPLITT, PRESIDENT & CEO NORMAN REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM
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NRHS Primary Care Clinic in Moore Welcomes New Provider
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nurse practitioner has joined the team at Norman Regional Nurse Residency Program Norman Regional’s Primary Care – Moore clin- First in Oklahoma to Earn Accreditation ic. Debbie Strickland, APRN-CNP, specializes in The Norman Regional Health System Nurse Resifamily medicine and is accepting new patients. dency Program has received accreditation from the She completed her Master of Science in Nursing at the American Nurses Credentialing Center Practice TranUniversity of Alabama. She is a member of The Institute sition Accreditation Program (PTAP), becoming the for Functional Medicine and the American Academy of first in the state to achieve this distinction. The PTAP sets the global standard for residency programs that Nurse Practitioners. transition nurses into new practice settings. Strickland’s interests include the management of:
“Norman Regional’s Nurse Residency Program started three years ago as a way to successful• COPD ly transition new nurse graduates from the aca• Diabetes demic setting to professional, clinical practice,” • Hormone deficiency supplementation said Brittni McGill, Chief Nursing Officer of Norman • Hypertension Regional. “We are thrilled to share that our program • Lyme disease has officially been accredited by the American Nurses • Vitamin & mineral deficiency supplementation Credentialing Center, becoming the very first and only • Wellness & disease prevention accredited nurse residency program in the state of Oklahoma. As part of the accreditation journey, we Strickland said, “My patients can expect me to look at will continue to grow and evolve while simultaneously the whole picture to uncover the roots of the patient’s looking for innovative ways to successfully transition ailment.” This allows her to create and implement a com- new graduates into outstanding nurse providers.” prehensive shared plan of care. Her overall goal is to Norman Regional’s evidence-based curriculum help her patients achieve their optimal level of functioning and health by integrating healthy lifestyle modifica- offers residents a collaborative learning environtion, replacement of hormones and vitamin/mineral de- ment to successfully transition into clinical practice. ficiencies, and medication if needed. She encourages Residents are allowed to work alongside expeher patients to be engaged and involved with their plan rienced staff and learn in a real-life setting to be better prepared and more confident as they enter of care. the workforce. With the PTAP accreditation, the Norman Regional Nurse Residency Program has A life-long learner, Debbie enjoys learning about comdemonstrated. It continues to ensure high quality plementary options for health. She also enjoys riding of residency program content, knowledge and bikes, hiking, working outdoors, reading, and spend- experience of faculty, evidence-based practice, ing time with family and friends. Debbie’s great, great, residents' satisfaction, and improved patient great, great grandfather was Jesse Chisholm, a fur trad- care and outcomes. er and merchant known for scouting and developing the Chisholm Trail. To learn more about the Norman Regional Nurse Residency program, visit For an appointment, please call 405-912-3120. Primary Care – Moore is located inside the Norman Regional https://www.normanregional.com/ nurse-residency-program. Moore building at 700 S. Telephone Rd. in Moore, OK. APRIL 2021 | MOORE MONTHLY | 29
