What are Nurse Managed Health Centers?

• Nurse Managed Centers offer family practice primary care services within the nursing philosophy, emphasizing health promotion and preventative care.
  
• The nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives at the center provide complete health care and can serve as your primary care provider under the terms of most medical insurance plans.

What is the approach to health care delivery in Nurse Managed Centers?

• They provide individualized care that is focused on your holistic needs; including your health problem and your worries and concerns about your health and health care.
  
• There is an emphasis on wellness and self care by providing information you need to make healthy lifestyle choices and health care decisions.
  
• They treat the whole person and not just the symptoms or disease.
• They take the time to fully explain the details of your health problem, medications, and other topics to help you and your family understand.

• Nurse Practitioners and Nurse-Midwives possess a master's degree or higher, have an RN license with advanced training, and are Nationally Certified in their specialty area of family practice, pediatrics, women's health, adult practice, or nurse midwifery.
  
• Nurse practitioners and nurse-midwives can prescribed medications and treat acute and chronic health problems. They also collaborate with and refer patients to physicians.

What services can these providers give in a Nurse Managed Center?

• Diagnosis and treatment of acute health problems such as infections and injuries.
• Diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure.
• Prescription medications.
• Specialist referrals.
• Health maintenance care for adults, including annual physicals, well-woman exams, and contraception.
• Mental health assessment and support for conditions such as anxiety, depression, and stress.
• Educational programs and services on topics such as first aid, CPR, childbirth preparation, exercise, nutrition, smoking cessation.
• Pre-natal and postnatal care.
• Pediatric care including sick- and well- child exams and immunizations.