Adult Health Nurse Practitioners in Westchester, Illinois

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  4. Westchester
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.

2 Adult Health Nurse Practitioners found in Westchester
female nurse

Ms. Mary Katherine Pendleton, ARNP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
1 Westbrook Corporate Ctr Ste 300, Westchester, IL - 60154
866-949-0108    
female nurse

Dalia M Garrett, APN

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
1 Westbrook Corporate Ctr Ste 300, Westchester, IL - 60154
866-949-0108    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Westchester, IL: Acute Care NP1 Family NP10 Gerontology NP1 Nurse Practitioner NP5 Psych/Mental Health NP1
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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