Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Illinois

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.

6 Community Health Nurse Practitioners found in Illinois

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Dr. Laurel Ann Dettore, DNSC, MS, RN

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
6827 Stanley Ave, Berwyn, IL - 60402
708-795-1520 708-795-1543

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Dayana Mathew Karintholil, NP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
109 W University Ave, Champaign, IL - 61820
217-366-5180 217-366-5185

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Lagretta Green, NP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
200 E 115th St, Chicago, IL - 60628
312-747-2823 312-747-2851

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Linda Tanni

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
716 Snow Cap Ct, Gurnee, IL - 60031
773-459-9046

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Ibolya Molnar, NP-C

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
1420 Caldwell Ln, Hoffman Estates, IL - 60169
630-501-1924

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Mrs. Ruth A. Miner, R.N., C.N.P., BS

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
415 Health Department Rd, Murphysboro, IL - 62966
618-684-3143 618-687-1255

Other Nurse Practitioners in IL: Gerontology NP214 Family NP6614 Nurse Practitioner NP5227 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP68 Pediatrics NP595 Primary Care NP241 Psych/Mental Health NP799 Acute Care NP678 Adult Health NP736 Women's Health NP260 Occupational Health NP11 Critical Care Medicine NP35 School NP3 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP47 Neonatal, Critical Care NP59 Neonatal NP97 Perinatal NP2

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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