Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Kansas City, 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.

18 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in Kansas City
female nurse

Alexandria Jordan Anders, APRN, FNP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
4801 E Linwood Blvd, Kansas City, MO - 64128
816-861-4700    
male nurse

Mr. John William Collins, RN, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
3801 Blue Pkwy, Kansas City, MO - 64130
816-923-5800     816-448-2948

Other Nurse Practitioners in Kansas City, MO: Acute Care NP50 Adult Health NP77 Community Health NP1 Critical Care Medicine NP10 Family NP576 Gerontology NP14 Neonatal, Critical Care NP42 Neonatal NP71 Nurse Practitioner NP338 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP3 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP20 Pediatrics NP226 Perinatal NP1 Psych/Mental Health NP47 Women's Health NP37
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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