Primary Care Nurse Practitioners

  2. Primary Care Nurse Practitioners
About Primary Care Nurse Practitioners: Primary Care NPs: Primary Care Nurse Practitioners are educated, certified and licensed to provide comprehensive, chronic, continuous care characterized by a long-term relationship with the patient. Primary Care Nurse Practitioners (PCNPs) screen, diagnose, and treat common acute and chronic medical diseases and conditions. They are also involved in health promotion, screening, and educating about primary prevention.
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9864 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in US
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Cynthia C Akpaka, DNP,APRN, FNP, PMHNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
3331 Easy St, Dunn, NC - 28334
910-567-6194    
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Christina Taylor Lewis

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1480 Maple Grove Church Rd, Dunn, NC - 28334
910-567-6194    
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Rhonda Michelle Messer, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
802 Tilghman Dr, Dunn, NC - 28334
910-892-1000     910-892-4461
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Mrs. Nneka Ugochi Odim

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
3500 Westgate Dr, Durham, NC - 27707
919-451-6337    
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Ashley Kristen Zanter, ANP-BC

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2400 Pratt St, Suite 1100, Durham, NC - 27710
919-668-3906    
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Mr. Robert T Reid Jr., FNP-C, FNP-BC

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
508 Fulton St, Durham, NC - 27705
919-286-0411    
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Samuel Njenga

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
508 Fulton St, Durham, NC - 27705
919-286-0411    
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Courtney Stierwalt, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC - 27705
919-684-8111    
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Paula Suzanne Kennedy-newton, MSN, AGNP-C, OCN

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Duke Cancer Ctr, 20 Duke Medicine Circle, Box 3233, Durham, NC - 27710
919-681-5257     919-613-5228
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Lena Jooyeon Kang, AGNP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1821 Hillandale Rd Ste 24b, Durham, NC - 27705
919-383-5437    
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Alicia Mebane Mcmillan

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
508 Fulton St, Durham, NC - 27705
919-286-0411    
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Julianne Beach, AGPCNP-BC

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2511 Old Cornwallis Rd, Suite 200, Durham, NC - 27713
919-932-5700    
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Dr. Alethea Elvina Pereira, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
508 Fulton St, Durham, NC - 27705
919-286-0411    
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Leigh Anne Hartman

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2400 Pratt St, Durham, NC - 27705
919-668-1027    
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Elizabeth Anne Sclafani, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
508 Fulton St, Durham, NC - 27705
919-286-0411    
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Nikki Rhea Phillips, A-GNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2301 Erwin Rd, Durham, NC - 27705
919-681-6141    

Other Specialized Nurse Practitioners: Acute Care NP24130 Adult Health NP29197 Community Health NP438 Critical Care Medicine NP1334 Family NP205839 Gerontology NP9331 Neonatal, Critical Care NP2306 Neonatal NP3875 Nurse Practitioner NP141255 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP2880 Occupational Health NP362 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP1134 Pediatrics NP20859 Perinatal NP73 Psych/Mental Health NP36946 School NP199 Women's Health NP9260
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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