Community Health Nurse Practitioners in San Jose, California

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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.

1 Community Health Nurse Practitioners found in San Jose
female nurse

Dolores Aguilar, NP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
751 S Bascom Ave, Tb Clinic, San Jose, CA - 95128
408-792-5586    

Other Nurse Practitioners in San Jose, CA: Acute Care NP8 Adult Health NP11 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP176 Gerontology NP8 Neonatal, Critical Care NP2 Neonatal NP3 Nurse Practitioner NP145 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP12 Occupational Health NP1 Pediatrics NP25 Primary Care NP7 Psych/Mental Health NP17 Women's Health NP17
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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