Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Kentucky

  2. Community Health Nurse Practitioners
  3. Kentucky
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.
2 Community Health Nurse Practitioners found in Kentucky
female nurse

Emily Claire Messerli, DNP, APRN, FNP-C

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
830 South Limestone, Lexington, KY - 40536
859-323-2778    
female nurse

Mrs. Judy Ann Renfro, APRN

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
214 Boggs Ln, Richmond, KY - 40475
859-623-7312     859-623-5910

Other Nurse Practitioners in KY: Family NP4682 Psych/Mental Health NP769 Nurse Practitioner NP2612 Acute Care NP366 Adult Health NP227 Gerontology NP83 Neonatal, Critical Care NP22 Primary Care NP117 Women's Health NP131 Pediatrics NP213 Occupational Health NP3 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP39 Neonatal NP55 Critical Care Medicine NP24 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP12 School 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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