Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Birmingham, Alabama

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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.

34 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in Birmingham
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Laura Kettle Penkava, CRNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
7191 Cahaba Valley Rd, Suite 300, Birmingham, AL - 35242
205-995-9909     205-930-2063
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Mrs. Veronica Ann Maxwell, CRNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
700 19th St S, Birmingham, AL - 35233
205-933-8101     205-939-4583

Other Nurse Practitioners in Birmingham, AL: Acute Care NP377 Adult Health NP144 Critical Care Medicine NP9 Family NP479 Gerontology NP57 Neonatal, Critical Care NP45 Neonatal NP26 Nurse Practitioner NP539 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP24 Occupational Health NP2 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP18 Pediatrics NP120 Psych/Mental Health NP86 Women's Health NP35
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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