Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in New Orleans, Louisiana

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  4. New Orleans
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.

17 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in New Orleans
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Brent K Thibodeaux, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1514 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA - 70121
504-842-4000    

Other Nurse Practitioners in New Orleans, LA: Acute Care NP56 Adult Health NP20 Community Health NP1 Critical Care Medicine NP2 Family NP361 Gerontology NP5 Neonatal, Critical Care NP26 Neonatal NP20 Nurse Practitioner NP164 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP6 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP12 Pediatrics NP25 Psych/Mental Health NP45 School NP2 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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