School Nurse Practitioners in Providence, Rhode Island

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  4. Providence
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 Providence
female nurse

Samantha Dessert, AGACNP

School Nurse Practitioner
305 Shipyard St, Providence, RI - 02905
401-598-1151     401-598-4673

Other Nurse Practitioners in Providence, RI: Acute Care NP58 Adult Health NP50 Community Health NP1 Critical Care Medicine NP4 Family NP213 Gerontology NP13 Neonatal, Critical Care NP5 Neonatal NP10 Nurse Practitioner NP236 Obstetrics & Gynecology NP7 Pediatrics, Critical Care NP3 Pediatrics NP37 Primary Care NP8 Psych/Mental Health NP47 Women's Health NP23
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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