Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Smithfield, 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.

3 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in Smithfield
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Mrs. Renee Dusold Williams, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
410 Canterbury Rd, Smithfield, NC - 27577
919-934-5149     919-934-5632
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Ragan Layne Spinks, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
Unc Health Johnston 509 N. Bright Leaf Blvd., Smithfield, NC - 27577
919-934-8171    
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Mrs. Jessica Stephenson Johnson, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
127 E Market St, Smithfield, NC - 27577
919-934-7687    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Smithfield, NC: Acute Care NP2 Adult Health NP5 Community Health NP1 Family NP20 Nurse Practitioner NP16 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP1 Pediatrics NP9 Psych/Mental Health NP15 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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