Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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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 Hattiesburg
female nurse

Shelly Gunnell Roark, NURSE PRACTITIONER

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
5003 Hardy St Ste 350, Hattiesburg, MS - 39402
601-268-9393     601-268-9559

Other Nurse Practitioners in Hattiesburg, MS: Acute Care NP17 Adult Health NP7 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP127 Gerontology NP2 Neonatal, Critical Care NP3 Nurse Practitioner NP111 Pediatrics NP2 Primary Care NP3 Psych/Mental Health NP27 Women's Health NP4
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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