School Nurse Practitioners in Augusta, Georgia

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About School Nurse Practitioners: School NPs: School Nurse Practitioners works in a school system, public or private. School Nurse Practitioner (SNP) counsel students in understanding their health problems and in making decisions about their health care. SNPs also coordinates educational and health resources and provides psychosocial support for students.

1 School Nurse Practitioners found in Augusta
female nurse

Felicia Katherine Horton

School Nurse Practitioner
1120 15th St, Augusta, GA - 30912
706-721-8623     706-721-1459

Other Nurse Practitioners in Augusta, GA: Acute Care NP41 Adult Health NP27 Community Health NP1 Critical Care Medicine NP2 Family NP231 Gerontology NP6 Neonatal, Critical Care NP13 Neonatal NP4 Nurse Practitioner NP134 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP1 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP1 Pediatrics NP22 Primary Care NP11 Psych/Mental Health NP17 Women's Health NP6
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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