Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Indiana, Pennsylvania

  2. Primary Care Nurse Practitioners
  3. Pennsylvania
  4. Indiana
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 Indiana
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Stephanie Jo Wingerter, CRNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
841 Hospital Rd Ste 3100, Indiana, PA - 15701
724-349-7820     724-349-8816
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Shannon M Pearce, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
50 Scenic Ave, Indiana, PA - 15701
724-840-2281    
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Ms. Ashley C Pruger, CRNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
879 Hospital Road, Indiana, PA - 15774
724-357-7000    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Indiana, PA: Adult Health NP2 Family NP24 Nurse Practitioner NP17 Psych/Mental Health NP2 Women's Health NP3
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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