Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Lake Charles, Louisiana

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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 Lake Charles
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John Joseph Kight, RRT, MSN, DNP, FNPC

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
1717 Oak Park Blvd Fl 3, Lake Charles, LA - 70601
337-480-8066     337-480-8109

Other Nurse Practitioners in Lake Charles, LA: Acute Care NP6 Adult Health NP28 Critical Care Medicine NP2 Family NP157 Gerontology NP1 Neonatal, Critical Care NP5 Nurse Practitioner NP76 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP1 Occupational Health NP1 Pediatrics NP5 Primary Care NP1 Psych/Mental Health NP34 Women's Health NP1
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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