Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in North Carolina

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.

Patients can choose nurses subspeciality from below:

Nurse Practitioners

Nurse Anesthetists

Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in North Carolina

Marcia Turley

Dr. Lindsey Dolezal Koach, DNP

Ruby Carolina Avelar

Kacy Colleen Mcdonough, FNP-BC

Mrs. Martha Jane Mills, R.N.

Yashoda Bhandari, DNP

Alexandria Chukes, MSN, APRN, AGNP-C

Mary Anne Berry, AGNP

Ms. Lakeisha Marie Lewis, FNP

Ms. Juqetta Sheffield, FNP

Dr. Kathryn Mckelvey Smith, DNP, MPH, AGPCNP-BC

Khianna Nichole Bryant, MSN, APRN FNP-C

Mrs. Michelle Franklin Edwards, NP

Kennitrish Nickola Bracey, DNP, APRN, AGNP-C

Mrs. Heidi Angela Smoot, NP-C

Cindy Kate Forrester, NP