Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Louisville, Kentucky

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.

24 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in Louisville

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Shelley R Wooldridge, ARNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
3999 Dutchmans Ln, 7b, Louisville, KY - 40207
502-896-4711 502-896-4791

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Ingrid Nelson, APRN

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2360 Stony Brook Dr, Louisville, KY - 40220
502-446-5462 502-394-3670

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Lucretia F Hovell, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
9080 Taylorsville Rd, Louisville, KY - 40299
502-499-9998 502-499-5272

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Katherine Horn, NP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
800 Zorn Ave, Louisville, KY - 40206
502-287-5995

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Cynthia R Adams, APRN

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
201 Abraham Flexner Way Ste 1001, Louisville, KY - 40202
502-587-2883

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Jessica Mae Holder, FNP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
100 Mallard Creek Rd Ste 300, Louisville, KY - 40207
502-855-6125

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Jennifer Ostertag, ARNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
3012 Eastpoint Pkwy, Louisville, KY - 40223
502-339-6550 502-339-6501

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Lindsay Ann Carter, APRN

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
411 E Chestnut St # 7, Louisville, KY - 40202
502-588-9581 502-266-2632

Other Nurse Practitioners in Louisville, KY: Acute Care NP117 Adult Health NP109 Critical Care Medicine NP10 Family NP1106 Gerontology NP26 Neonatal, Critical Care NP12 Neonatal NP27 Nurse Practitioner NP669 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP12 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP6 Pediatrics NP63 Psych/Mental Health NP162 Women's Health NP47

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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