Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in San Francisco, California

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.

40 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in San Francisco

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Charles Noyes, RN, MS, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
4150 Clement St, San Francisco, CA - 94121
415-750-2129

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Alexandra Stefans, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
240 Shotwell St, San Francisco, CA - 94110
415-552-3870

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Ms. Tara Marie O'rourke, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1825 4th St # M4374, San Francisco, CA - 94143
415-885-3606

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Qiu Na Zheng, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1333 Bush St, San Francisco, CA - 94109
415-292-8888 415-292-8845

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Janet M Hewitt, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2 Embarcadero Ctr Lbby Level, San Francisco, CA - 94111
415-291-0480

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Jessica Himmelberger, APRN

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2 Embarcadero Ctr Lbby Level, San Francisco, CA - 94111
888-663-6331

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Eileen Jordan

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
4428 California St, San Francisco, CA - 94118
415-386-1332

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Miranda Denise Cook, NP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1 California St Ste 2300, San Francisco, CA - 94111
800-997-6196 415-504-1367

Other Nurse Practitioners in San Francisco, CA: Acute Care NP136 Adult Health NP153 Community Health NP4 Critical Care Medicine NP15 Family NP476 Gerontology NP36 Neonatal, Critical Care NP7 Neonatal NP24 Nurse Practitioner NP664 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP18 Occupational Health NP7 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP21 Pediatrics NP100 Psych/Mental Health NP72 School NP1 Women's Health NP30

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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