Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Joplin, Missouri

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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 Joplin
female nurse

Gwendolyn Kay Chrisenbery, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
5 Briar Pl, Joplin, MO - 64804
417-438-8551    
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Paul Michael Beets, APRN

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1102 W 32nd St, Joplin, MO - 64804
417-347-1111    
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Tiffany Leeanne Young, CFNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
2719 E 32nd St, Joplin, MO - 64804
417-782-5522     417-782-5866

Other Nurse Practitioners in Joplin, MO: Acute Care NP1 Adult Health NP4 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP99 Gerontology NP1 Neonatal NP5 Nurse Practitioner NP84 Pediatrics NP4 Psych/Mental Health NP19 Women's Health NP4
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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