Adult Health Nurse Practitioners in Oak Lawn, Illinois

About Adult Health Nurse Practitioners: Adult Health NPs: Adult Health Nurse Practitioners can evaluate, diagnose patients overall wellness, and conditions such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, sports injuries, and other ailments. ANPs can see patients and promote healthy living and wellness. They can perform physical examinations, order and interpret tests, prescribe medications and treatments, and can also provide education and counseling to patients on wellness strategies and disease prevention.

9 Adult Health Nurse Practitioners found in Oak Lawn

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Ms. Gail Prokop, APRN

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
4440 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL - 60453
708-684-1835

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Dr. Phoebe Nixon, DNP, AGPCNP-BC

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
4400 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL - 60453
815-215-8292

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Lori Short, APN

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
10837 S. Cicero, Suite 320, Adult Primary Care Center, Ltd., Oak Lawn, IL - 60453
708-636-1601

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Kylie A Hughes, NP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
4400 W 95th St, Pob 407, Oak Lawn, IL - 60453
708-684-7032

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Lisa Kukla, APN-BC

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
4400 W 95th St, Pob 407, Oak Lawn, IL - 60453
708-684-7026 708-684-7040

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Andrea M Pranger, APN

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
10837 S Cicero Ave Ste 110, Oak Lawn, IL - 60453
708-636-7575

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Lisa R Michel, NP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
4400 W 95th St Ste 6409, Oak Lawn, IL - 60453
877-684-4327 708-520-1875

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Courtenay A Vihtelic, APN

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
4440 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL - 60453
708-684-3278 708-581-5877

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Juliana K. Messer, ANP-BC

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
4440 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL - 60453
708-684-5551 708-684-4843

Other Nurse Practitioners in Oak Lawn, IL: Acute Care NP33 Critical Care Medicine NP3 Family NP87 Gerontology NP4 Neonatal, Critical Care NP2 Neonatal NP2 Nurse Practitioner NP89 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP2 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP4 Pediatrics NP27 Primary Care NP2 Psych/Mental Health NP6 Women's Health NP4

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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