Trucia Cassagnol, WHNP-BC

Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Ms. Trucia Cassagnol is a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner in New York, NY with special training and skill in the lifelong care of women, with a strong focus on gynecological and obstetric health. As a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Trucia Cassagnol, WHNP-BC performs prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of women. Women's Health Nurse Practice is an advanced-practice that specializes in comprehensive primary care services for women of all ages. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Women's Health Nurse Practitioners include nutritional deficiencies, hormone imbalances, menstrual irregularities, viral infections, injuries, and sexually transmitted diseases. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Women's Health Nurse Practitioners include wellness check-up, contraceptive care, STD screening and follow up, pregnancy testing, common infection evaluation and treatment, as well as premenopause and postmenopause care.

Registered Nurse

A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.