Community Health Nurse Practitioners in Tacoma, Washington

  2. Community Health Nurse Practitioners
  3. Washington
  4. Tacoma
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 Tacoma
female nurse

Shauna N Applin, ARNP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner
1102 S I St, Tacoma, WA - 98405
253-597-3813     253-597-3815

Other Nurse Practitioners in Tacoma, WA: Acute Care NP23 Adult Health NP42 Critical Care Medicine NP4 Family NP228 Gerontology NP14 Neonatal, Critical Care NP4 Neonatal NP6 Nurse Practitioner NP271 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP3 Occupational Health NP1 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP1 Pediatrics NP34 Primary Care NP12 Psych/Mental Health NP51 School NP2 Women's Health NP17
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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