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 Lexington, KY
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Joyrich Healthcare Centers is an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner practice in Lexington, KY
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing and treating a variety of acute but severe illnesses, sometimes over long periods.
Acute Care Nurse Practitioners at Joyrich Healthcare Centers perform
treatment for critically ill patients. Acute Care Nurse Practitioner is
practiced in emergency rooms, urgent care centers, intensive care units, surgical units, and nursing homes. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner practices include flu complications, broken bones, concussions, heart attacks, seizures, or shock.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
practices include ordering and performing diagnostic tests, creating treatment plans, applying sutures and splinting broken bones, prescribing medication, monitoring treatments and medical equipment, referring patients to specialists, collaborating with specialists, and discharging patients.
Acute Care Nurse Practitioners in Lexington, KY
Family Nurse Practitioner
Joyrich Healthcare Centers is a Family Nurse Practitioner practice in Lexington, KY
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in family-centric general health care.
Family Nurse Practitioners at Joyrich Healthcare Centers perform
preventative, diagnostic and treatment procedures for a variety of acute and chronic diseases, conditions, and injuries. Family Nurse Practitioner is
an advanced practice registered nurse who works autonomously or in collaboration with other healthcare professionals to deliver family-oriented care. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Family Nurse Practitioner practices include cold and flu, infections, high blood pressure, hormone imbalance, hepatitis, diabetes, lacerations or minor trauma, and sexually transmitted diseases.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Family Nurse Practitioner
practices include medical history analysis, physical exams, diagnostic testing, nutrition and treatment plan development, hormone balancing, immunization delivery, wound suturing and removal, and patient education.
Family Nurse Practitioners in Lexington, KY
Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners in Lexington, KY
