Melanie E. Goodnight, FNP

Community Health Nurse Practitioner

Ms. Melanie E. Goodnight is a Community Health Nurse Practitioner in Sheridan, WY with special training and skill in testing, monitoring and educating patients of all ages, as well as reforming health care policy. As a Community Health Nurse Practitioner, Melanie E. Goodnight, FNP performs healthcare in schools, maternity clinics, army bases, and community health clinics. Community Health Nurse Practice is the preventative healthcare of entire populations. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Community Health Nurse Practitioners include tuberculosis, injuries, and abuse. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Community Health Nurse Practitioners include performing pregnancy tests, providing immunizations, assessing data, reforming policies, and educating communities.

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.