Acute Care Nurse Practitioners in Charleston, South Carolina

  2. Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
  3. South Carolina
  4. Charleston
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.

65 Acute Care Nurse Practitioners found in Charleston
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Mrs. Elizabeth C Dickinson, ACNP

Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
171 Ashley Ave, Charleston, SC - 29425
843-792-1414    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Charleston, SC: Adult Health NP64 Community Health NP2 Critical Care Medicine NP7 Family NP282 Gerontology NP8 Neonatal, Critical Care NP11 Neonatal NP21 Nurse Practitioner NP264 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP3 Pediatrics NP53 Primary Care NP12 Psych/Mental Health NP46 Women's Health NP7
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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