Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Knoxville, Tennessee

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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.

17 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in Knoxville
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Johnny Ray Rivers, FNP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
108 Lovell Rd, Suite B, Knoxville, TN - 37934
865-288-7777     865-288-7775

Other Nurse Practitioners in Knoxville, TN: Acute Care NP34 Adult Health NP48 Community Health NP1 Critical Care Medicine NP8 Family NP628 Gerontology NP8 Neonatal, Critical Care NP10 Neonatal NP18 Nurse Practitioner NP426 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP10 Occupational Health NP1 Pediatrics NP74 Psych/Mental Health NP107 Women's Health NP25
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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