Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in North Providence, Rhode Island

  2. Primary Care Nurse Practitioners
  3. Rhode Island
  4. North Providence
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 North Providence
female nurse

Constance Marie Ducharme, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
966 Mineral Spring Ave, North Providence, RI - 02904
401-475-3063     401-475-0593
female nurse

Christina Marie Craig, AGNP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
100 Smithfield Rd, North Providence, RI - 02904
401-353-1710     401-353-1618

Other Nurse Practitioners in North Providence, RI: Acute Care NP1 Family NP11 Gerontology NP1 Nurse Practitioner NP4
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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