Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Tucson, Arizona

  2. Community Health Nurse Practitioners
  3. Arizona
  4. Tucson
About Community Health Nurse Practitioners: Community Health NPs: Community Health Nurse Practitioners works to improve the health and well-being of the communities they serve by educating them about illness, disease prevention, safe health practices, and how to obtain health care services. They also facilitate communication between people, their families, and the medical community in order to improve health outcomes. CHNPs work includes performing free health care screenings, vaccinations, and other forms of preventative care at reduced costs.

2 Community Health Nurse Practitioners found in Tucson
female nurse

Karen Shelton, APN

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
924 N Alvernon Way Ste 110, Tucson, AZ - 85711
520-207-9348     520-345-5980
male nurse

Mr. Dale Wade Hawkins, N.P.

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
5840 N La Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ - 85741
520-519-8560    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Tucson, AZ: Acute Care NP69 Adult Health NP73 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP734 Gerontology NP18 Neonatal, Critical Care NP6 Neonatal NP17 Nurse Practitioner NP412 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP15 Occupational Health NP1 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP2 Pediatrics NP32 Primary Care NP29 Psych/Mental Health NP118 School NP1 Women's Health NP23
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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