Acute Care Nurse Practitioners in San Diego, California

  2. Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
  3. California
  4. San Diego
About Acute Care Nurse Practitioners: Acute Care NPs: Acute Care Nurse Practitioners are licensed independent practitioner and may autonomously provide care. They provides advanced nursing care across the continuum of health care services to meet the specialized physiologic and psychological needs of patients with acute, critical, and/or complex chronic health conditions. This care is continuous and comprehensive and may be provided in any setting where the patient may be found.

49 Acute Care Nurse Practitioners found in San Diego
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Emilee Patel, ACNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
4077 5th Ave, Mer62, San Diego, CA - 92103
619-260-7285     619-260-7299

Other Nurse Practitioners in San Diego, CA: Adult Health NP109 Community Health NP1 Critical Care Medicine NP9 Family NP656 Gerontology NP21 Neonatal, Critical Care NP19 Neonatal NP34 Nurse Practitioner NP679 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP16 Occupational Health NP8 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP7 Pediatrics NP108 Primary Care NP33 Psych/Mental Health NP131 Women's Health NP48
Nurse Practitioner (NPs) are also referred as an ARNP (Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner) or APRN (Advanced Practice Registered Nurse). Nurse Practitioners have more authority than registered nurses(RNs) and have similar responsibilities to that of a doctor. They can serve as a primary care or specialty care providers and typically focus their care on a specific population such as families, children, or the elderly. NPs can be specialized in various fields like Cardiology, Emergency, Family practice, Geriatrics, Neonatology, Nephrology, Oncology, Pediatrics, Primary care, Psychiatry, School health, Women's health. NPs provides a broad range of health care services, which includes:
  • Taking the person's history, performing a physical exam, and ordering laboratory tests and procedures.
  • Diagnosing, treating, and managing diseases.
  • Writing prescriptions and coordinating referrals.
  • Providing education on disease prevention and healthy lifestyles.
  • Performing certain procedures, such as a bone marrow biopsy or lumbar puncture.
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