Mary E. Johnson, ARNP

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 Iowa City, IA

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Geriatric Psychiatrist

Ms. Mary E. Johnson is a Geriatric Psychiatrist in Iowa City, IA with special training and skill in studying and addressing mental illness in older adults. As a Geriatric Psychiatrist, Mary E. Johnson, ARNP performs mental health assessments, therapies, diet and lifestyle recommendations, and medication prescription. Geriatric Psychiatry is a psychiatry subspecialty focused on the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of emotional and mental disorders in seniors. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Geriatric Psychiatrists include depression, anxiety, alienation, agitation, psychosis, dementia, and Alzheimer's Disease. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Geriatric Psychiatrists include mental health assessments, psychological therapy protocols, and medication prescriptions.

Geriatric Psychiatry is a subspecialty with psychiatric expertise in prevention, evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of mental and emotional disorders in the elderly, and improvement of psychiatric care for healthy and ill elderly patients.

Geriatric Psychiatrists in Iowa City, IA

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