Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Sacramento, California

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  4. Sacramento
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 Sacramento
male nurse

Pablo Sarmiento, RN, FNP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
1500 21st St, Sacramento, CA - 95811
415-407-9912    
female nurse

Samantha Ruth Wurth, FNP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
3000 Q St Fl 4, Sacramento, CA - 95816
916-733-3401     916-452-1075

Other Nurse Practitioners in Sacramento, CA: Acute Care NP77 Adult Health NP37 Family NP378 Gerontology NP10 Neonatal, Critical Care NP6 Neonatal NP8 Nurse Practitioner NP359 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP13 Occupational Health NP3 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP6 Pediatrics NP50 Primary Care NP25 Psych/Mental Health NP37 School NP1 Women's Health NP29
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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