Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Decatur, Georgia

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

Ashton Laurel Jones, NP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
1670 Clairmont Rd, Decatur, GA - 30033
404-321-6111    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Decatur, GA: Acute Care NP15 Adult Health NP24 Family NP138 Gerontology NP11 Neonatal, Critical Care NP5 Neonatal NP4 Nurse Practitioner NP87 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP6 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP1 Pediatrics NP5 Primary Care NP13 Psych/Mental Health NP30 Women's Health NP11
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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