2008 Recipient Excellence in Clinical Practice
Tamara Ballard, LPN

This award recognizes an LPN for their outstanding ability to provide patient care; for their contribution to the LPN profession; and role of the College.

This year’s Award recipient is Tamara Ballard, a graduate of NSCC Lunenburg Campus of 2001 and a former employee of Fisherman’s Memorial Hospital, Lunenburg. Tamara’s nomination came from Wendy Moscovitch. Pharmacist working with Seniors Community Health Team in Lunenburg. This is what she had to say about Tammy. “Tammy’s commitment to improving the lives of seniors has been impressive. She has the ability to know when to probe a little deeper looking for cognitive deficits and when to just hold someone and let them cry.”

Local doctors refer community patients to Tammy specifically because they value her expertise in geriatrics. When geriatricians come to clinics they ask for Tammy to pre-assess their clients. Community visits with Tammy begin with intensive research through medical records, followed by comprehensive geriatric assessments and gathering of collateral information from family and friends.” Along with local doctors, Tammy is a driving force behind the Annual Geriatric Day in Lunenburg. Moscovitch states, “Tammy has advanced the role of the LPN by developing a specialized practice in geriatrics and then sharing her expertise and enthusiasm with all who share her passion for improving the lives of seniors in Nova Scotia. She surely fills the vision … as a dynamic professional, committed to excellence.”

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