Neonatal nurse practitioner joins NICU care team at Red Deer Regional
RED DEER – Babies requiring specialized care at Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre (RDRHC) have an extra set of qualified hands caring for them with the addition of the facility’s first neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP).
Sandra Walker-Kendall brings more than 30 years of nursing experience in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), including eight years as an NNP.
“Nurse practitioners are such an important part of the healthcare team,” says Alberta Minister of Health Sarah Hoffman. “I want to thank Sandra for being Red Deer’s first neonatal nurse practitioner. Her valuable skills will help provide newborns and their families with the great intensive care.”
Walker-Kendall began working full time in the NICU earlier this month.