Family Nurse Practitioners in Chapel Hill, North Carolina

  2. Family Nurse Practitioners
  3. North Carolina
  4. Chapel Hill
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.

99 Family Nurse Practitioners found in Chapel Hill
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Katherine Elizabeth Moore

Family Nurse Practitioner
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC - 27514
984-974-3802    
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Mrs. Jennifer Leanne John, APRN FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner
101 Manning Dr, Chapel Hill, NC - 27514
984-974-1000    
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Heather C Hamlin, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner
6330 Quadrangle Dr Ste 500, Chapel Hill, NC - 27517
888-849-7379    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Chapel Hill, NC: Acute Care NP25 Adult Health NP41 Critical Care Medicine NP4 Gerontology NP16 Neonatal, Critical Care NP9 Neonatal NP9 Nurse Practitioner NP160 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP1 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP2 Pediatrics NP32 Primary Care NP7 Psych/Mental Health NP21 School NP1 Women's Health NP12
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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