Adult Health Nurse Practitioners in Elizabethtown, Kentucky

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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 Elizabethtown
female nurse

Ms. Joyce Lorelle Johnson, APRN

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
2410 Ring Rd, #500, Elizabethtown, KY - 42701
270-765-5900    
female nurse

Carrie M Araneta, NP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
2412 Ring Rd Ste 200, Elizabethtown, KY - 42701
270-765-5926     270-763-0051

Other Nurse Practitioners in Elizabethtown, KY: Acute Care NP6 Family NP93 Nurse Practitioner NP50 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP2 Occupational Health NP1 Pediatrics NP4 Primary Care NP5 Psych/Mental Health NP25 Women's Health NP5
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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