Adult Health Nurse Practitioners in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania

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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.

5 Adult Health Nurse Practitioners found in Wilkes Barre
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Ms. Melissa Laporte, CRNP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
675 Baltimore Dr, Wilkes Barre, PA - 18702
570-808-1000     570-808-7698
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Adriene Slacktish, CRNP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
1000 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA - 18711
570-808-5780    
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Caroline F Derichemond, CRNP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
1000 E Mountain Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA - 18711
570-808-6020     570-808-2306
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Donna M Pape, CRNP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
1111 E End Blvd, Wilkes Barre, PA - 18711
570-824-3521    
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Kaitlyn Anne Maculloch, CRNP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
1000 E Mountain Dr, Wilkes Barre, PA - 18711
570-808-4772     570-808-6174

Other Nurse Practitioners in Wilkes Barre, PA: Acute Care NP6 Family NP51 Gerontology NP1 Neonatal NP1 Nurse Practitioner NP80 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP1 Pediatrics NP1 Primary Care NP2 Psych/Mental Health NP5 Women's Health NP3
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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