Acute Care Nurse Practitioners in Las Cruces, New Mexico

  2. Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
  3. New Mexico
  4. Las Cruces
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.

21 Acute Care Nurse Practitioners found in Las Cruces
male nurse

Patrick Garcia, CNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
5819 Coyote Peak Place, Las Cruces, NM - 88012
575-496-5223    
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Rhonda K Jagow, APRN

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
3851 E Lohman Ave Ste 4, Las Cruces, NM - 88011
575-993-5611     575-483-7224
female nurse

Mary Ellen Hunner, NP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
2530 S. Telshor Blvd., Suite 201, Las Cruces, NM - 88011
505-521-1554     505-556-1754
female nurse

Cynthia Caranta, ACNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
4351 E Lohman Ave, Suite 202, Las Cruces, NM - 88011
575-521-8860     575-522-5664
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Marcia Watts Hammons, AG-ACNP-BC

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
1160 Mall Dr, Las Cruces, NM - 88011
575-521-3270     575-521-3504

Other Nurse Practitioners in Las Cruces, NM: Adult Health NP5 Critical Care Medicine NP2 Family NP120 Gerontology NP5 Neonatal, Critical Care NP1 Nurse Practitioner NP69 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP2 Pediatrics NP13 Primary Care NP7 Psych/Mental Health NP37 Women's Health NP6
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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