Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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.

6 Community Health Nurse Practitioners found in Philadelphia

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Ms. Sylvia Metzler, RN, MSN, CRNP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
216 W Somerset St, 2nd Floor, Philadelphia, PA - 19133
215-763-8870 215-291-9153

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Barbara Rideout, C.R.N.P.

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
850 N 11th St, Philadelphia, PA - 19123
215-769-1100 215-769-1117

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Paula Deaun Jackson, CRNP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
160 E Erie Ave, Suite 3311, Philadelphia, PA - 19134
215-427-3871 215-492-8119

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Donna L. Torrisi, C.R.N.P.

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
4700 Wissahickon Ave, Suite 119, Philadelphia, PA - 19144
215-843-9720 215-843-7313

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Shirlee Marie Drayton-brooks, C.R.N.P.

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
6120-b Woodland Avenue, Philadelphia, PA - 19142
215-727-4721 215-726-4507

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Pamela L. Mcgee, C.R.N.P.

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
3205 Defense Ter, Abbottsford Family Practice And Counseling Network, Philadelphia, PA - 19129
215-843-9720 215-843-7313

Other Nurse Practitioners in Philadelphia, PA: Acute Care NP497 Adult Health NP386 Critical Care Medicine NP27 Family NP726 Gerontology NP122 Neonatal, Critical Care NP21 Neonatal NP31 Nurse Practitioner NP740 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP37 Occupational Health NP5 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP58 Pediatrics NP508 Perinatal NP3 Primary Care NP96 Psych/Mental Health NP128 School NP1 Women's Health NP113

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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