Why choose a Nurse Practitioner?

Nurse Practitioners provide high-quality, cost-effective, patient-centered health care and are rapidly becoming the health partner of choice for millions of Americans. NPs in Arizona enjoy having full practice authority, which improves access to primary care for patients.

 

NPs provide a full range of primary, acute, and specialty healthcare services, including:​

• Diagnosing and treating acute and chronic conditions.

• Ordering, performing, and interpreting diagnostic tests.

• Prescribing medications and other treatments.

• Managing patients' overall care.

• Counseling.

• Educating patients on disease prevention and positive health and lifestyle choices.

NPs team with you as Your Partner In Health and differentiate themselves from other healthcare providers by:

• Focusing on health promotion, disease prevention, health education, and counseling.

• Emphasis is placed on the whole person when treating health problems.

• Educating patients on the impacts of their health concerns on themselves, their loved ones, and the community.

 

​All NPs complete a master's or doctoral degree program accompanied by advanced clinical training to achieve licensure and to be recognized as expert healthcare providers. To ensure the highest quality evidence-based care, NPs undergo rigorous national certification, periodic peer review, and clinical outcome evaluations and adhere to a code for ethical, evidence-based practices.