Community Health Nurse Practitioners in New Bern, North Carolina

  2. Community Health Nurse Practitioners
  3. North Carolina
  4. New Bern
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 New Bern
female nurse

Dr. Virginia Hancock, DNP, RN,FNP-C

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
4114 Dr M L King Jr Blvd, New Bern, NC - 28562
252-772-9995     910-267-8931
female nurse

Kimberly Ann Allen, NP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
4007 Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, New Bern, NC - 28562
252-772-9995    

Other Nurse Practitioners in New Bern, NC: Acute Care NP9 Adult Health NP5 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP41 Nurse Practitioner NP40 Pediatrics NP5 Psych/Mental Health NP4 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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