Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Jacksonville, 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.

2 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in Jacksonville
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Leah Christine Fitzgerald, FNP-BC

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
114a Memorial Dr, Jacksonville, NC - 28546
910-353-0700     910-353-5305
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Victoria L Kell, CNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
200 Doctors Dr Ste F, Jacksonville, NC - 28546
910-353-1499     910-355-0404

Other Nurse Practitioners in Jacksonville, NC: Acute Care NP4 Adult Health NP4 Community Health NP1 Family NP77 Gerontology NP6 Neonatal, Critical Care NP1 Nurse Practitioner NP31 Pediatrics NP8 Psych/Mental Health NP10 Women's Health NP2
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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