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  • Shayamala Baskaran 100 Points

    Shayamala Baskaran

    Shayamala Baskaran-CLOSED
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Sonali Davda 100 Points

    Sonali Davda

    Sonali Davda
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Stacy Kolbusch 100 Points

    Stacy Kolbusch

    Stacy Kolbusch
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Stuti Naik 100 Points

    Stuti Naik

    Stuti Naik
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Suni Mathew 100 Points

    Suni Mathew

    Suni Mathew
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    150 Park Avenue
    2nd Floor
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Taylor Bisceglia 100 Points

    Taylor Bisceglia

    Taylor Bisceglia
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Thomas Sernas 100 Points

    Thomas Sernas

    Thomas Sernas-CLOSED
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    150 Park Avenue
    4th Floor
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Virginia Comer 100 Points

    Virginia Comer

    Virginia Comer
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    150 Park Avenue
    2nd Floor
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Adam Fineman

    Adam Fineman

    Adam Fineman - CLOSED
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Andrea Ventola

    Andrea Ventola

    Andrea Ventola
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    150 Park Ave.
    4th Floor
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Casey Cresbaugh

    Casey Cresbaugh

    Casey Cresbaugh, PA
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Colleen Abell

    Colleen Abell

    Colleen Abell, APN - CLOSED
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    150 Park Ave
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Crystina Golino

    Crystina Golino

    Crystina Golino
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Bensley Pavilion
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Dawn Wong

    Dawn Wong

    Dawn Wong - CLOSED
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    150 Park Ave.
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Dawn Wong

    Dawn Wong

    Dawn Wong - CLOSED
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Eneida De Pina

    Eneida De Pina

    Eneida De Pina
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    150 Park Ave.
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Gladys Miller

    Gladys Miller

    Gladys Miller - CLOSED
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    150 Park Ave.
    4th Floor
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Hetal Desai

    Hetal Desai

    Hetal Desai, APN
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    171 Ridgedale Avenue
    Suite 1E
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Adam Becker

    Adam Becker

    Jenifer Harding
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • John Perkoff

    John Perkoff

    John Perkoff - CLOSED
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Karan Pal

    Karan Pal

    Karan Pal - CLOSED
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    150 Park Avenue
    4th Floor
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Lauren Binazeski

    Lauren Binazeski

    Lauren Binazeski
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Marie Johnson

    Marie Johnson

    Marie Johnson - CLOSED
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    3rd Floor
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Raekeisha Dean

    Raekeisha Dean

    Raekeisha Dean
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    140 Park Avenue
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Susan Becker

    Susan Becker

    Susan Becker, APN
    Distance: 12.31 mi
    171 Ridgedale Avenue
    Suite 1E
    Florham Park, NJ 07932
  • Margaret Kithinji, MD 60 Points

    Margaret Kithinji, MD

    Distance: 12.35 mi
    2 Dean Drive
    Tenafly, NJ 07670
  • David Broizman, MD

    David Broizman, MD

    Distance: 12.35 mi
    2 Dean Drive
    Tenafly, NJ 07670
  • Rajasingham Rahulatharan, MD 340 Points

    Rajasingham Rahulatharan, MD

    Distance: 12.74 mi
    201 Palisade Avenue
    Jersey City, NJ 07306
  • Gabriella Arce 150 Points

    Gabriella Arce

    It Aesthetix
    Distance: 12.74 mi
    377 Jersey Ave
    Ste 220
    Jersey City, NJ 07302
  • Sarah Wroclawski, CNM, RN, WHNP-BC
    100 Points

    Sarah Wroclawski, CNM, RN, WHNP-BC

    Women’s Health at Grove Street
    Distance: 12.74 mi
    116 Newark Ave
    Jersey City, NJ 07302
  • Doris Santiago

    Doris Santiago

    Doris Santiago, NP - Holy Name Physicians
    Distance: 12.74 mi
    196 Jewett Avenue
    Jersey City, NJ 07304
  • Japeth Demetria

    Japeth Demetria

    Japeth Demetria, NP - Holy Name Physicians
    Distance: 12.74 mi
    196 Jewett Avenue
    Jersey City, NJ 07304
  • Ceyon Drakes-Chester, APN

    Ceyon Drakes-Chester, APN

    Liberty Observation
    Distance: 12.74 mi
    355 Grand St
    Jersey City, NJ 07302
  • Laura Freire, APN

    Laura Freire, APN

    Liberty Observation
    Distance: 12.74 mi
    355 Grand St
    Jersey City, NJ 07302
  • Shanda Johnson, APN

    Shanda Johnson, APN

    Liberty Observation
    Distance: 12.74 mi
    355 Grand St
    Jersey City, NJ 07302
  • Lisa Zamber, APN

    Lisa Zamber, APN

    Liberty Observation
    Distance: 12.74 mi
    355 Grand St
    Jersey City, NJ 07302
  • Marina Bloshteyn

    Marina Bloshteyn

    Marina Bloshteyn, NP - Holy Name Physicians
    Distance: 12.74 mi
    196 Jewett Avenue
    Jersey City, NJ 07304
  • Nelson Gramatica

    Nelson Gramatica

    Nelson Gramatica, NP - Holy Name Physicians
    Distance: 12.74 mi
    196 Jewett Avenue
    Jersey City, NJ 07304
  • Barbara Loria

    Barbara Loria

    Barbara Loria, APN
    Distance: 13.38 mi
    11 Overlook Road
    Suite 140
    Summit, NJ 07901
  • Sidneia Sharif

    Sidneia Sharif

    Sidneia M. Sharif, APN
    Distance: 13.38 mi
    99 Beauvoir Avenue
    Summit, NJ 07901
  • Uva Drake-Ivey

    Uva Drake-Ivey

    Uva Drake-Ivey, APN
    Distance: 13.38 mi
    11 Overlook Road
    Suite 140
    Summit, NJ 07901
  • Elfie Wegner, NP

    Elfie Wegner, NP

    Distance: 13.38 mi
    33 OVERLOOK RD ST L01
    SUMMIT, NJ 07901
  • Andrea Owes 100 Points

    Andrea Owes

    Developmental Disabilities Center
    Distance: 13.75 mi
    1000 Galloping Hill Road
    Union, NJ 07083
  • Lisa Rowe, APN
    100 Points

    Lisa Rowe, APN

    Valley Medical Group - Women's Health
    Distance: 14.07 mi
    135 N. Kinderkamack Road
    Montvale, NJ 07645
  • Andrew Homlish 100 Points

    Andrew Homlish

    Andrew Homlish
    Distance: 14.75 mi
    75 Bloomfield Avenue
    Suite 102
    Denville, NJ 07834
  • Janine Ruppert

    Janine Ruppert

    Janine Ruppert, APN
    Distance: 14.75 mi
    16 Pocono Road
    Suite 214
    Denville, NJ 07834
  • Stacie Carangelo

    Stacie Carangelo

    Stacie Carangelo, APN
    Distance: 14.75 mi
    16 Pocono Road
    Suite 110
    Denville, NJ 07834
  • Talia Peck 100 Points

    Talia Peck

    Talia Peck
    Distance: 15.15 mi
    327 Route 59
    Airmont, NY 10952
  • Josephine Julian, MD
    1130 Points

    Josephine Julian, MD

    Medical Offices of Manhattan
    Distance: 15.64 mi
    201 E 65th St
    New York, NY 10065
  • Karnika Kapoor, DO
    1110 Points

    Karnika Kapoor, DO

    Distance: 15.64 mi
    211 E 51st Street
    New York, NY 10022

Nurse Practitioner Info

Nurse Practitioner Summary:
A Nurse Practitioner is a registered nurse who has obtained advanced education; usually in the form of a master's degree. This additional training allows the RN to diagnose and manage many common ailments.

Nurse Practitioners can carry out some of the same duties as a physician and can also be a patient's primary care giver. The Nurse Practitioner focuses on treating illnesses and conditions as well as educating patients on health, self-care, and treatment options.

Education and training: To become a Nurse Practitioner, an associate degree in nursing or a bachelor of science is required. The associate degree takes 2 to 3 years and the bachelor's degree takes 4 to 5 years. Then, he or she must take additional training to specialize in certain medical fields. Once the education is finished, the student must be licensed by the state.


Nurse Practitioner FAQs:
What is a

Nurse Practitioner

?
A Nurse Practitioner is a Registered Nurse who has additional training in the diagnosis of medical conditions, including chronic illness. A Nurse Practitioner can provide the same care as a physician. A Nurse Practitioner works closely with physicians.

What type of work does a Nurse Practitioner perform?
A Nurse Practitioner can be a regular health care provider. A Nurse Practitioner can see patients of all ages. A Nurse Practitioner focuses on prevention, education and wellness. A Nurse Practitioner can prescribe medication and give referrals.

Where does a Nurse Practitioner work?
A Nurse Practitioner can work in private offices, clinics, schools, hospitals and health departments.

What are the duties of a Nurse Practitioner?
A Nurse Practitioner can carry out many duties. Some of these include:
- Conferring with physicians and referring patients to specialists
- Counseling and educating patients in treatment options and self-care
- Diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions and diseases
- Obtaining medical history from patients and performing physical exams
- Ordering and interpreting x-rays, lab tests, and ECGs
- Prescribing medications and physical therapy
- Performing prenatal care and family planning

What types of Nurse Practitioners are there?
Nurse practitioners can be family nurse practitioners, adult nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, neonatal nurse practitioners, women's health nurse practitioners or acute care nurse practitioners.

How do I find a Nurse Practitioner in my city and state?
The Wellness.com directory will help you locate a Nurse Practitioner in your state. Select Nurse Practitioner from the professionals menu and select the state that you are looking to locate a Nurse Practitioner in. After you have located your state, find the city that you will need a Nurse Practitioner in. Select the state and city and you will see a list of Nurse Practitioners in your city and state.


Nurse Practitioner Related Terms:
nurse, registered nurse, physician, nursing, prescriptions, medications