Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Tucson, Arizona

  2. Primary Care Nurse Practitioners
  3. Arizona
  4. Tucson
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 Tucson
male nurse

Dr. David Jopke, FNP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2380 N Ferguson Ave Ste 104, Tucson, AZ - 85712
520-324-1010    
female nurse

Ms. Joanne Bracewell, ARNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
5840 N La Cholla Blvd, Tucson, AZ - 85741
520-498-3900     520-544-7542

Other Nurse Practitioners in Tucson, AZ: Acute Care NP73 Adult Health NP73 Community Health NP2 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP771 Gerontology NP20 Neonatal, Critical Care NP7 Neonatal NP19 Nurse Practitioner NP442 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP14 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP2 Pediatrics NP31 Psych/Mental Health NP132 School NP1 Women's Health NP23
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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