Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Melbourne, Florida

  2. Primary Care Nurse Practitioners
  3. Florida
  4. Melbourne
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.

3 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in Melbourne
female nurse

Stacyann Stephens

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2626 Florencia Pl, Melbourne, FL - 32940
305-338-5141    
male nurse

Travis Alford, ARNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1314 Oak St, Melbourne, FL - 32901
321-727-7992    
female nurse

Gail Lynette Adkins, DNP APRN FNP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
8000 Devereux Dr, Melbourne, FL - 32940
321-509-8071    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Melbourne, FL: Acute Care NP20 Adult Health NP49 Critical Care Medicine NP5 Family NP160 Gerontology NP15 Neonatal NP4 Nurse Practitioner NP149 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP10 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP1 Pediatrics NP13 Psych/Mental Health NP22 Women's Health NP10
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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