Acute Care Nurse Practitioners in Scranton, Pennsylvania

  2. Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
  3. Pennsylvania
  4. Scranton
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 Scranton
female nurse

Casey Jeanne Hughes, CRNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
746 Jefferson Ave, Scranton, PA - 18510
570-470-2591    
male nurse

William Mark Sutherland, M.S.N., CRNP.

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
700 Quincy Ave, Moses Taylor Hospital Emergency Department, Scranton, PA - 18510
570-340-2900    
female nurse

Nicole Lillian Kargul, NP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
1800 Mulberry St, Scranton, PA - 18510
570-703-7351     570-703-7801

Other Nurse Practitioners in Scranton, PA: Adult Health NP8 Critical Care Medicine NP2 Family NP59 Gerontology NP4 Nurse Practitioner NP57 Pediatrics NP4 Primary Care NP1 Psych/Mental Health NP6 Women's Health NP3
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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