Adult Health Nurse Practitioners in Joplin, Missouri

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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.

4 Adult Health Nurse Practitioners found in Joplin
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Connie Thomas, DNP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
3002 John Duffy Dr, Joplin, MO - 64804
248-660-1220    
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Lea Ann Tyler, NP-C

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
931 E 32nd St, Joplin, MO - 64804
417-347-4374    
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Betty S. Bruce, FNP-BC

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
3015 Connecticut Ave, Joplin, MO - 64804
417-621-6634     417-634-3001
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Kelly Marie Derganc, ARNP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
100 Mercy Way, Joplin, MO - 64804
417-556-2727     785-357-6589

Other Nurse Practitioners in Joplin, MO: Acute Care NP1 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP99 Gerontology NP1 Neonatal NP5 Nurse Practitioner NP84 Pediatrics NP4 Primary Care NP3 Psych/Mental Health NP19 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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