Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Hattiesburg, Mississippi

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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 Hattiesburg
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Sarah Alyssa Smith, FNP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
5001 Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS - 39402
601-268-8000    
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Steffany Bedwell, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1 Lincoln Pkwy, Suite 103, Hattiesburg, MS - 39402
601-261-1600     601-264-5133
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Pamela Gavin, CRNA

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
415 S 28th Ave, Hattiesburg, MS - 39401
601-261-3606     601-579-5166

Other Nurse Practitioners in Hattiesburg, MS: Acute Care NP17 Adult Health NP7 Community Health NP1 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP127 Gerontology NP2 Neonatal, Critical Care NP3 Nurse Practitioner NP111 Pediatrics NP2 Psych/Mental Health NP27 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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