Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Albuquerque, New Mexico

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  3. New Mexico
  4. Albuquerque
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.

33 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in Albuquerque
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Steve Vaughan, CNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
201 Cedar St Se Ste 800, Albuquerque, NM - 87106
505-563-2500     505-563-2531

Other Nurse Practitioners in Albuquerque, NM: Acute Care NP127 Adult Health NP43 Community Health NP3 Critical Care Medicine NP6 Family NP574 Gerontology NP13 Neonatal, Critical Care NP6 Neonatal NP13 Nurse Practitioner NP401 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP14 Occupational Health NP2 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP2 Pediatrics NP49 Psych/Mental Health NP113 Women's Health NP22
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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