Adult Health Nurse Practitioners in Pikeville, 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.

3 Adult Health Nurse Practitioners found in Pikeville
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Mavis Lowe, APRN

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
911 Bypass Rd Bldg A, Pikeville, KY - 41501
606-430-2208     606-218-7508
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Gina Diana, ARNP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
911 Bypass Road, 5th Floor Elliott Building, Pikeville, KY - 41501
606-218-2217     606-218-4944
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Ashley Dawn Branham, APRN

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
178 Douglas Pkwy, Pikeville, KY - 41501
606-639-3135    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Pikeville, KY: Acute Care NP2 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP88 Nurse Practitioner NP40 Pediatrics NP1 Primary Care NP1 Psych/Mental Health NP6 Women's 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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