School Nurse Practitioners in Shreveport, Louisiana

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  4. Shreveport
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 Shreveport
female nurse

Prof. Patsy Rene Gafford

School Nurse Practitioner
1800 Line Ave, Shreveport, LA - 71101
318-677-3100    

Other Nurse Practitioners in Shreveport, LA: Acute Care NP63 Adult Health NP11 Critical Care Medicine NP1 Family NP194 Gerontology NP6 Neonatal, Critical Care NP4 Neonatal NP5 Nurse Practitioner NP122 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP7 Pediatrics NP24 Primary Care NP8 Psych/Mental Health NP24 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.
Patients can choose nurses subspeciality from below:


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