Nurse practitioners in pediatrics provide general healthcare, treatment, and management of common pediatric illnesses of patients from infancy through young adult. Privileges include examination of patients, performance of health histories and physicals based on age and history, ordering,...
A nurse practitioner in neonatology is an advanced registered nurse with at least two years of experience as a beside registered nurse in a level III NICU, who is prepared to practice across the continuum, providing primary, acute, chronic, and critical care to neonates, infants, and toddlers...
Nurse practitioners in neurology treat patients undergoing brain surgery, spinal surgery, or neurological trauma. A neurosurgical nurse practitioner's primary tasks are to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with neurological and neurosurgical conditions. Neuroscience nursing encompasses the...
Nurse practitioners in orthopedic surgery care for patients suffering from a range of musculoskeletal conditions affecting bones, joints, tendons, ligaments, muscles, and nerves. They can order imaging, treatments, and procedures for orthopedic patients. They may assist in orthopedic surgeries...
A nurse practitioner is an advanced practice nurse who provides primary care and specialized services to patients across a variety of settings and specialties, including acute care as well as adult, pediatric, geriatric, and family medicine. Nurse practitioners assess, diagnose, monitor, promote...
Nurse practitioners in psychiatric and mental health manage primary mental healthcare and treatment using a variety of therapeutic and interpersonal techniques for patients who are at risk for developing or presently have psychiatric disorders. They also perform comprehensive psychiatric...
Nurse practitioners in women's health treat and manage acute and chronic illness, including, health counseling, well woman exams, assessment of breast masses, incontinence, infertility, osteoporosis, prenatal, and postpartum care for female patients.
Nurse practitioners in surgery manage pre-, intra-, and post-operative care, treatment, and services consistent with surgical practice, including the development of treatment plans and health counseling for patients. Nurse practitioners in surgery also assist in surgery to include, but not...
Cardiovascular medicine nurse practitioners deal with patient populations that are experiencing high cholesterol, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, and arrhythmias (irregularities in heart rate). Cardiac nurse practitioners may work in a variety of settings, including private...
Nurse practitioners in cardiovasulcar surgery are advanced practice nurses that provide direct care to cardiac surgery patients. They manage care for patients undergoing cardiovascular surgery procedures to include pre-, intra-, and post-operative care, the development of treatment plans, health...
