Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Downers Grove, Illinois

  2. Primary Care Nurse Practitioners
  3. Illinois
  4. Downers Grove
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 Downers Grove
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Miss Christina Graham, APRN

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2209 Arbor Cir Apt 35, Downers Grove, IL - 60515
630-229-1353    
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Betsy Fitzgibbons Overland, AGPCNP-BC

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1441 Branding Ave Ste 310, Downers Grove, IL - 60515
708-227-4727    
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Kathryn Heyduck, APN

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1441 Branding Ave, Suite 310, Downers Grove, IL - 60515
630-963-3200    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Downers Grove, IL: Acute Care NP8 Adult Health NP15 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP67 Gerontology NP5 Nurse Practitioner NP50 Occupational Health NP1 Pediatrics NP2 Psych/Mental Health NP9
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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