Nurse Practitioner
A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
Nurse Practitioners in Arlington Heights, Arlington, VA
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologist
Ms. Alexandra M. Partridge is an Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologist in Arlington, VA
with special training and skill in diagnosing and treating intellectual and developmental disabilities in children and adults.
As an Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologist, Alexandra M. Partridge, NP performs
assessment, diagnosis and treatment for developmentally challenged patients. Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychology is
a medical specialty focused on study, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of any developmental disability. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologists include intellectual disability, learning disorders, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, fragile X syndrome, kernicterus, language and speech disorders, muscular dystrophy, Tourette syndrome, vision impairment, and hearing loss.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities Psychologists
include diagnostic assessments followed by: physical treatments, environmental manipulation, family/systemic therapies, cognitive-behavioral modification, and psychodynamic therapies.
Intellectual Developmental Disabilities Psychologists in Arlington Heights, Arlington, VA