What question did this study set out to answer?

To illuminate the often-overlooked tasks and support roles within family practice settings.

May 16, 2026Open Access

Tangled garden: layers of family practice

Key Points

To illuminate the often-overlooked tasks and support roles within family practice settings.
Descriptive narrative of experiences during a locum in Owen Sound, Ontario.
Observation of the role of the practice nurse in daily operations.
Identification of numerous tasks handled by the practice nurse, including prescription refills and preventive measures.

Abstract

!Figure1 When I started my first locum in Owen Sound, Ont, I could not believe the amount of behind-the-scenes work my residency preceptor shielded me from. The practice nurse regularly brought me tasks between appointments—prescription refills, preventive manoeuvres, forms—for

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