Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Traverse City, Michigan

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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 Traverse City
female nurse

Susan Sanchez Wilkinson, FNP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
815 Business Park Dr Ste A, Traverse City, MI - 49686
231-421-6921    
male nurse

Michael Victor Hughes, DNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
14677 Center Rd, Traverse City, MI - 49686
402-541-5341    
female nurse

Ashleigh Kay Catton, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1105 Sixth St, Traverse City, MI - 49684
231-935-5000    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Traverse City, MI: Acute Care NP9 Adult Health NP19 Community Health NP1 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP91 Gerontology NP6 Neonatal, Critical Care NP1 Neonatal NP6 Nurse Practitioner NP81 Pediatrics NP2 Psych/Mental Health NP6 Women's Health NP8
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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