Women's Health Nurse Practitioners in Sylva, North Carolina

  2. Women's Health Nurse Practitioners
  3. North Carolina
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About Women's Health Nurse Practitioners: Women's Health NPs: Women's Health Nurse Practitioners has an advanced education and clinical experience in women’s health care and provides essential care to women of all ages. Women Health Nurse Practitioner (WHNPs) provide screenings for an array of health-related issues like breast cancer, cervical cancer, diabetes, human papillomavirus infection (HPV) and STIs. WHNPs also check for early signs of Alzheimer’s disease, heart disease and hypertension, and interpersonal and domestic violence.

3 Women's Health Nurse Practitioners found in Sylva
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Barbara Jane Behrle, MSN, WHNP-BC

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
377 Macktown Rd, Sylva, NC - 28779
828-586-6262     828-412-4294
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Sandra J. Roberts, APRN

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
1188 Skyland Dr, Sylva, NC - 28779
828-339-2273     828-339-2274
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Kathleen J Walsh, APN

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner
70 The Village Overlook, Sylva, NC - 28779
828-631-1960     828-586-3489

Other Nurse Practitioners in Sylva, NC: Acute Care NP4 Family NP29 Nurse Practitioner NP25 Pediatrics NP2 Primary Care NP1 Psych/Mental Health NP3
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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