Acute Care Nurse Practitioners in Durham, North Carolina

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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.

98 Acute Care Nurse Practitioners found in Durham
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Honey M Jetter Jones, ACNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
4200 Neurocritical Care, Duke University Medical Center, Dumc 2900, Durham, NC - 27710
919-681-4241    
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Marina Bova

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC - 27705
919-684-8111    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Durham, NC: Adult Health NP111 Critical Care Medicine NP9 Family NP251 Gerontology NP28 Neonatal, Critical Care NP29 Neonatal NP15 Nurse Practitioner NP354 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP6 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP21 Pediatrics NP56 Primary Care NP27 Psych/Mental Health NP78 School NP1 Women's Health NP12
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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