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 Charleston, SC
Child Abuse Pediatrician
Ms. Shemika Champion is a Child Abuse Pediatrician in Charleston, SC
with special training and skill in identifying and treating all forms of child abuse.
As a Child Abuse Pediatrician, Shemika Champion, APRN performs
patient evaluations with other psychiatric specialists and child protective agencies. Child Abuse Pediatrics is
the diagnosis and treatment of all types of abuse in children and adolescents. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Child Abuse Pediatricians include child neglect, as well as physical, emotional, and sexual abuse.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Child Abuse Pediatricians
include research and instruction, medical history analysis, diagnosis, reporting, and providing expert medical testimony.
A Child Abuse Pediatrician serves as a resource to children, families and communities by accurately diagnosing abuse; consulting with community agencies on child safety; providing expertise in courts of law; treating consequences of abuse and neglect; directing child abuse and neglect prevention programs and participating on multidisciplinary teams investigating; and managing child abuse cases.
Child Abuse Pediatricians in Charleston, SC
