Family Nurse Practitioners in Sanford, Maine

About Family Nurse Practitioners: Family NPs: FNPs deliver family-focused care which means they provide care for patients ranging from infants to the elderly and every age in between. Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) are frequently the primary care provider for families, which means that they will not only diagnose conditions, but also treat them. FNPs perform physical exams, order diagnostic tests and procedures, diagnose and treat illness, prescribe needed medications, and teach their patients how to develop healthy lifestyles to promote health and prevent disease.

13 Family Nurse Practitioners found in Sanford

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Cara Lavertu, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner
25a June St Ste 111, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-490-7998

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Brooke Butterfield

Family Nurse Practitioner
25a June St, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-490-7900

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Cora Reny, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner
25a June St, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-490-7900 207-861-9357

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Maureen Brooks

Family Nurse Practitioner
25a June St Ste 111, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-490-7998

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Krystal Lea Pierson, APRN-CNP

Family Nurse Practitioner
25a June St, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-490-7998

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Ms. Nancy J Marshall, F.N.P.

Family Nurse Practitioner
272 Cottage Street, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-490-7795 207-324-6275

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Emily Calvanese, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner
25a June St Ste 111, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-490-7998

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Robin D Howard, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner
25a June St, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-490-7900

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Nicholas Joseph Morris, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner
25a June St Ste 111, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-490-7998

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Amanda Dahlgren, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner
1420 Main St, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-850-5744

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Jennifer Paquette, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner
25a June St Ste 111, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-490-7998

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Andrea Lynn Eng, NP

Family Nurse Practitioner
25a June St, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-324-4310

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Meryl Richardson Levesque, FNP-BC

Family Nurse Practitioner
1420 Main St, Sanford, ME - 04073
207-850-5744 207-850-5729

Other Nurse Practitioners in Sanford, ME: Acute Care NP2 Adult Health NP1 Nurse Practitioner NP10 Psych/Mental Health NP3

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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