Primary Care Nurse Practitioners in Lubbock, Texas

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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.

4 Primary Care Nurse Practitioners found in Lubbock
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Christine Torres

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
3121 103rd St, Lubbock, TX - 79423
806-283-2291    
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Gerald Baluti, FNP-C

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
5307 W Loop 289, Lubbock, TX - 79414
806-743-2686    
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Deborah Wambui Kamau, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
602 Indiana Ave, Lubbock, TX - 79415
806-775-9700    
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Karen Baricaua Bautista, MSN, FNP-C, RN-BC

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1912 78th St, Lubbock, TX - 79423
806-283-6309    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Lubbock, TX: Acute Care NP38 Adult Health NP5 Community Health NP2 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP367 Gerontology NP2 Neonatal, Critical Care NP3 Neonatal NP5 Nurse Practitioner NP125 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP1 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP1 Pediatrics NP22 Perinatal NP1 Psych/Mental Health NP16 Women's Health NP10
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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