Acute Care Nurse Practitioners in Lake Forest, Illinois

  2. Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
  3. Illinois
  4. Lake Forest
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.

4 Acute Care Nurse Practitioners found in Lake Forest
female nurse

Madeline Ellis, DNP, AG-ACNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
1000 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL - 60045
847-234-5600    
female nurse

Ms. Kimberly D Wiersma, ACNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
660 N Westmoreland Rd, Women's Center, Suite 100, Lake Forest, IL - 60045
847-582-2134     847-535-7285
female nurse

Jennifer Nicole Jackson, ACNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
1000 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL - 60045
847-535-6150    
female nurse

Sheryl Giese, APRN, CNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
900 N Westmoreland Rd Ste 223, Lake Forest, IL - 60045
847-535-7830     847-535-7875

Other Nurse Practitioners in Lake Forest, IL: Adult Health NP6 Family NP17 Nurse Practitioner NP29 Pediatrics NP4 Psych/Mental Health NP2 Women's Health NP1
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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