What is a Nurse Practitioner?

Nurse Practitioners are authorized to diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, and prescribe medication and other treatment. A nurse practitioner (NP) is a registered nurse with advanced university education who provides personalized, quality health care to patients. Manitoba nurse practitioners provide a full range of health care services to individuals, families and communities in a variety of settings including hospitals, community-based clinics and private, fee for service clinic settings. We work in partnership with physicians, registered nurses, and other health care professionals to keep individuals, families, and communities well. 

Please note the following is only to define what Nurse Practitioners provide in general. NOT all services are available in all settings. 

As Nurse Practitioners, we can provide the following services in support of your health**

• Comprehensive health assessments

• Diagnose health conditions 

• Order labs and diagnostic testing (including CT, MRI, Xray and Ultrasound)

• Prescribe medications

• Chronic disease management including diabetes, hypertension, dyslipidemia, asthma, and COPD

• Mental health

• Chronic pain & medical cannabis

• Traditional and bioidentical hormone replacement therapy

• Contraception

• Women’s health and Preventive health screening including Pap Smears

• Men’s health concerns

• Refer to specialists (when applicable)

• Provide treatments (including medications, and aesthetics with additional training)

• Offer healthy lifestyle coaching and counselling

** Services provided by Annabelle Reimer, RN(NP) are focused on management and treatment of perimenopause, menopause, PCOS, andropause, low testosterone, suboptimal thyroid, thyroid disorders, and weight management. 

Primary care services are NOT provided through this clinic.