Acute Care Nurse Practitioners in Maine

  2. Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
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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.
Augusta 2 Bangor 10 Biddeford 11 Damariscotta 3 Ellsworth 3 Lewiston 10 Portland 41 Saco 2 Sanford 2 Scarborough 4 South Portland 3
98 Acute Care Nurse Practitioners found in Maine
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Nora Eileen Mills, AGACNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
211 Main St., Waterville, ME - 04901
207-877-3470    
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Lucy Switaj

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
1 Loving Kidness Way, York, ME - 03909
207-363-4321    

Other Nurse Practitioners in ME: Family NP1045 Primary Care NP31 Psych/Mental Health NP316 Nurse Practitioner NP678 Adult Health NP126 Gerontology NP27 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP13 Occupational Health NP3 Pediatrics NP61 Women's Health NP49 Neonatal, Critical Care NP5 Neonatal NP20 Community Health NP3 Critical Care Medicine NP5 Pediatrics, Critical Care 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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