Acute Care Nurse Practitioners in Durango, Colorado

  2. Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
  3. Colorado
  4. Durango
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.

3 Acute Care Nurse Practitioners found in Durango
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Amanda Worsham Dunaway, AGACNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
1 Mercado St Ste 130, Durango, CO - 81301
970-247-1120     970-247-1128
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Elizabeth H Carrington, FNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
175 Mercado St Ste 131, Durango, CO - 81301
970-764-1700    
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Mrs. Heather Lee Harlan, ACNP-AP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
2911 Junction St, Durango, CO - 81301
970-247-2215     970-259-6534

Other Nurse Practitioners in Durango, CO: Adult Health NP5 Community Health NP1 Family NP30 Gerontology NP1 Neonatal, Critical Care NP1 Nurse Practitioner NP18 Pediatrics NP2 Primary Care NP3 Psych/Mental Health NP8 Women's Health NP4
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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