19 Results forNurse Practitioners - Pediatrics near Cottleville, MO
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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 19 specialists practicing Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) in Cottleville, MO with an overall average rating of 4.2 stars. There are 5 hospitals near Cottleville, MO with affiliated Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) specialists, including SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital, SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis and Mercy Hospital St. Louis.
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Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)5551 Winghaven Blvd Ste 240O Fallon, MO 633685.8 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
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Kaitlyn Cafazza, APRN
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)1002 Peruque Crossing CtO Fallon, MO 633667.7 miles awayNeed a Telehealth Visit?Healthgrades Can Help.
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Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)13001 N Outer 40 RdChesterfield, MO 630179.4 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Offers Telehealth
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Emily Rhodes, PNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)13001 N Outer 40 RdChesterfield, MO 630179.4 miles awayPatients Tell Us:- Easy scheduling
- Employs friendly staff
- Explains conditions well
Lisa Eloff, RN
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)107 Piper Hill Dr Ste 130Saint Peters, MO 633763.4 miles awayEva Gallina
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)4525 Mid Rivers Mall Dr Ste 110Saint Peters, MO 633760.2 miles awayKayla Kremer, PNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)102 Laura K DrO Fallon, MO 633663.6 miles awayNancy Fuegner, PNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)300 Winding Woods Dr Ste 100O Fallon, MO 633663.7 miles awayTracy Cope, PNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)11 GARVEY PKWYSaint Charles, MO 633034.3 miles awayVirginia James, PNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)11 GARVEY PKWYSaint Charles, MO 633034.3 miles awayJanet Pitlyk, PNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)2740 S Saint Peters Pkwy Ste ASaint Peters, MO 633034.6 miles awayGina Nelson, RN
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)20 Progress Point Pkwy Ste 220O Fallon, MO 633684.7 miles awayAundrea Schubbe, CPNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)9101 PHOENIX VILLAGE PKWYO Fallon, MO 633685.6 miles awayZoe Wadsworth, APRN-BC
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)300 Medical Plz Ste 310Lake Saint Louis, MO 633677.7 miles awayCherie Kimbrough, CPNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)100 Medical PlzLake Saint Louis, MO 633678.0 miles awayMichelle Cox, PNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)100 Brevco Plz Ste 101Lake Saint Louis, MO 633678.4 miles awayMary Mullane
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)13001 North Outer 40 Rd Ste 320Town and Country, MO 630179.0 miles awayAllison Hunt, CPNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)1751 Clarkson RdChesterfield, MO 630179.1 miles awaySandra Meyer, CPNP
Specialty: Pediatric Nursing (Nurse Practitioner)1751 Clarkson RdChesterfield, MO 630179.1 miles away