17 Results forNurse Practitioners - Pediatrics near Lansing, MI
Learn more about Nurse Practitioners - Pediatrics and how to choose the right one for you
Learn more about Nurse Practitioners - Pediatrics
A pediatric nurse practitioner (NP) is a healthcare provider who specializes in the health needs of infants, children and adolescents. Pediatric NPs practice a mix of nursing and medicine, often in collaboration with a doctor, to provide children with a wide scope of care. This includes comprehensive well-child care, as well as prevention, diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic conditions.
Pediatric NPs practice in different ways depending on the specific state, setting and specialty. You can find a pediatric NP in any setting where children receive healthcare, including doctors’ offices, schools, clinics, hospitals, and community health settings. Some pediatric NPs have private practices, while others work as part of a group practice or a hospital or clinic healthcare team. Like all healthcare providers, pediatric NPs work collaboratively with doctors and other providers as needed or required by their state.
In general, a pediatric NP:
- Evaluates a child’s medical history
- Educates the child and parents or guardians about childhood wellness and disease prevention
- Provides routine childhood and adolescent healthcare services including immunizations and sports and school physicals
- Orders and interprets laboratory and imaging tests and prescribes medications
- Diagnoses and treats acute diseases and conditions including infections and injuries
- Screens, treats and monitors a range of chronic childhood health conditions, such as diabetes and asthma
- Performs minor procedures including removing foreign objects (such as splinters) and stitching lacerations
- Works closely with the doctors and other healthcare providers to ensure children receive optimal healthcare
Pediatric NPs may also be known by the following names: PNP, pediatric nurse practitioner – board certified (PNP-BC), certified pediatric nurse practitioner – primary care (CPNP-PC), primary care nurse practitioner, child nurse practitioner, pediatric nurse, and advanced practice registered nurse (APRN).
There are 17 specialists practicing Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) in Lansing, MI with an overall average rating of 3.9 stars. There is 1 hospital near Lansing, MI with affiliated Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) specialists, including Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital.
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Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)3960 Patient Care Dr Ste 113Lansing, MI 489114.5 miles awayAndrea Miller, FNP-BC
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)3955 Okemos RdOkemos, MI 488646.5 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
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Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)1200 E Michigan Ave Ste 460Lansing, MI 489120.9 miles awayLydia Watkins, NP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)1215 E Michigan Ave Fl NeumanLansing, MI 489120.9 miles awayCynthia Meteyer, NP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)1200 E Michigan Ave Ste 145Lansing, MI 489120.9 miles awayNicole Wieber, CPNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)1200 E Michigan Ave Ste 145Lansing, MI 489120.9 miles awayMary Bruen, NP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)1200 E Michigan Ave Ste 460Lansing, MI 489120.9 miles awayLinda Fletcher, NP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)1515 Lake Lansing Rd Ste C2Lansing, MI 489122.2 miles awayTheresa Holmgren, CPNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)2414 Lake Lansing RdLansing, MI 489122.6 miles awayLana Garcia
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)2414 Lake Lansing RdLansing, MI 489122.6 miles awayKaren Motley, CPNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)2414 Lake Lansing RdLansing, MI 489122.6 miles awaySylvia Zaleski, CPNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)2414 Lake Lansing RdLansing, MI 489122.6 miles awayTeri Bates, NP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing5135 S Pennsylvania AveLansing, MI 489113.5 miles awayRhonda Conner-Warren, CNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)5303 S Cedar St Ste 2Lansing, MI 489113.5 miles awayCathrine Corwin
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)411 W Lake Lansing Rd Ste C120East Lansing, MI 488233.7 miles awayJamie Fitzgerald, PNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)4660 S Hagadorn Rd Ste 405East Lansing, MI 488234.7 miles awayKelly Baird-Cox, RN
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)4801 Willoughby Rd Ste 3Holt, MI 488425.4 miles away