Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Austin, Texas

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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 Austin
female nurse

Ms. Shawn D. Dowe, WHNP-BC, FNP-C

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
9041 Research Blvd Ste 250, Austin, TX - 78758
512-331-1288    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Austin, TX: Acute Care NP90 Adult Health NP48 Critical Care Medicine NP5 Family NP763 Gerontology NP38 Neonatal, Critical Care NP9 Neonatal NP42 Nurse Practitioner NP427 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP3 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP9 Pediatrics NP186 Primary Care NP20 Psych/Mental Health NP173 Women's Health NP40
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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