Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Athens, Georgia

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  4. Athens
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 Athens
female nurse

Melissa M Dowd, FNP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
3320 Old Jefferson Rd Bldg 800, Athens, GA - 30607
706-353-2990     706-353-2992

Other Nurse Practitioners in Athens, GA: Acute Care NP21 Adult Health NP21 Family NP109 Gerontology NP4 Neonatal, Critical Care NP1 Nurse Practitioner NP71 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP3 Pediatrics NP1 Primary Care NP5 Psych/Mental Health NP10 Women's Health NP4
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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