Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Augusta, Georgia

  2. Community Health Nurse Practitioners
  3. Georgia
  4. Augusta
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 Augusta
female nurse

Lauren W Tiernan, APRN

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
3421 Mike Padgett Hwy, Augusta, GA - 30906
706-432-4837    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Augusta, GA: Acute Care NP41 Adult Health NP26 Critical Care Medicine NP3 Family NP233 Gerontology NP6 Neonatal, Critical Care NP13 Neonatal NP4 Nurse Practitioner NP135 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP1 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP1 Pediatrics NP21 Primary Care NP12 Psych/Mental Health NP17 School NP1 Women's Health NP6
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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