Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Jefferson City, Missouri

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  4. Jefferson City
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 Jefferson City
female nurse

Mrs. Theresa C Phillips, MSN APRN, BC

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
1616 Industrial Dr, Cole County Health Department, Jefferson City, MO - 65109
573-636-2181     573-635-7534

Other Nurse Practitioners in Jefferson City, MO: Acute Care NP2 Adult Health NP6 Family NP74 Gerontology NP3 Nurse Practitioner NP23 Pediatrics NP7 Primary Care NP1 Psych/Mental Health NP6 Women's Health 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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