Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Chattanooga, Tennessee

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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 Chattanooga
male nurse

John Pound, FNP-C

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
975 E 3rd St, Chattanooga, TN - 37403
423-778-7000    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Chattanooga, TN: Acute Care NP79 Adult Health NP26 Critical Care Medicine NP3 Family NP418 Gerontology NP14 Neonatal, Critical Care NP11 Neonatal NP20 Nurse Practitioner NP260 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP1 Occupational Health NP1 Pediatrics NP14 Primary Care NP7 Psych/Mental Health NP46 Women's Health NP8
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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