Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Asheville, North Carolina

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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.

5 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in Asheville
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Sylvia Wiesmann Ellis, NP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
90 Southside Ave, Suite 350, Asheville, NC - 28801
828-277-4810    
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Dianne Marie Schmidt, ANP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1100 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC - 28805
828-298-7911     828-299-5983
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Ms. Sarah Amanda Dees, FNP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1100 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC - 28805
828-298-7911    
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Ms. Jacqueline Nicole Parks, APRN

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1100 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC - 28805
828-298-7911     828-299-5897
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Tami Jo Ford, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1100 Tunnel Rd, Asheville, NC - 28805
828-202-2735    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Asheville, NC: Acute Care NP17 Adult Health NP30 Community Health NP1 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP192 Gerontology NP7 Neonatal NP5 Nurse Practitioner NP195 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP3 Pediatrics NP11 Perinatal NP1 Psych/Mental Health NP40 Women's Health NP9
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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