<h4>OVERVIEW</h4> <p>Adult-gerontology nurse practitioners (NPs) provide primary preventive and chronic illness care for individuals throughout the entirety of adulthood, forming lasting bonds with patients over the course of their time together. <br /> </p> <p>Adult-gerontology NPs take patient histories, perform diagnostic testing, interpret lab results, prescribe medications and other therapies, and refer patients to consultations—all while providing essential health and wellness education and counseling.</p>

<h4>OVERVIEW</h4> <p>Family Nurse Practitioners (NPs) study and improve the health of individuals and families while identifying risk factors and preventing illness. They help patients throughout the entire lifecycle, assessing, diagnosing, and managing common acute and chronic primary health care challenges.<br /> </p>

<h4>OVERVIEW</h4> <p>Working with infants, children, adolescents, and their families, pediatric nurse practitioners (NPs) promote wellness, prevent illness, conduct well-visit checkups, and treat common diseases and injuries. Our practitioners mentor students so they can care and advocate for children from various backgrounds and populations. Attending to patients from infancy to adulthood, pediatric NPs help ensure that children get a healthy start while promoting equal access to care.</p>

<h4>OVERVIEW</h4> <p>Focusing on health and wellness, psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioners (NPs) lead caregiving teams, paying particular attention to patients’ emotional, cognitive, and social functioning, and play key roles in clinical evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment. They also help people and communities recover after trauma or distress. Psychiatric/Mental Health NPs work to:<br /> </p> <ul><li>Conduct individual, family, and group psychotherapy</li><li>Diagnose psychiatric disorders</li><li>Perform psychiatric assessments and evaluations</li><li>Coordinate medications</li><li>Act as case managers for people with psychiatric disorders</li><li>Provide consultation to primary care providers</li></ul>

<h4>Overview</h4> <p>Women’s health nurse practitioners (NPs) provide comprehensive care to women, supporting their general health across the lifespan. They also provide sexual and reproductive health care to men. We prepare our graduates for practice with an emphasis on reproductive, gynecologic, and well-women health and to understand how psychosocial, cultural, and spiritual influences may affect women’s health.</p> <p>Our women’s health nurse practitioners also conduct research, serve as case managers, and educate patients, groups, communities, and health care professionals. They provide the following services:</p> <ul><li>OB/GYN</li><li>Primary care</li><li>Fertility care</li><li>Reproductive health</li><li>Breast and GYN oncology</li><li>Urogynecology</li></ul>