Adult Health Nurse Practitioners in Harlingen, Texas

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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 Harlingen
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Tami Terese Dittburner, ANP-BC

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
617 E Loop 499, Suite C, Harlingen, TX - 78550
956-428-8264     956-425-3642
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Esmeralda Rivera, ANP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
1401 S Rangerville Rd, Harlingen, TX - 78552
956-364-8412     956-364-8497

Other Nurse Practitioners in Harlingen, TX: Acute Care NP9 Family NP96 Gerontology NP4 Neonatal, Critical Care NP4 Neonatal NP1 Nurse Practitioner NP31 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP2 Pediatrics NP1 Primary Care NP4 Psych/Mental Health NP13 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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