Adult Health Nurse Practitioners in Wheeling, West Virginia

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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 Wheeling
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Kathleen Fox Tennant, ANP-BOARD CERTIFIED

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
61 29th St, Wheeling, WV - 26003
304-233-9323     304-233-9348
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Amy Elizabeth Patrick, NP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
20 Medical Park, Suite 102, Wheeling, WV - 26003
304-243-8362     304-243-6406

Other Nurse Practitioners in Wheeling, WV: Acute Care NP3 Critical Care Medicine NP2 Family NP44 Nurse Practitioner NP23 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP1 Pediatrics NP3 Primary Care NP3 Psych/Mental Health NP5 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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