Low cost physical examinations and health appraisals for well adults and children are available through the Sonoma State University Nursing Department's Family Nurse Practitioner Program. The exams are supervised by nursing faculty and performed by family nurse practitioner students who are registered nurses enrolled in the Master's nursing program.
The SSU Family Nurse Practitioner Health Maintenance Center will be offering these exams on Tuesdays, Oct. 27-Dec. 8, for the fall semester. The cost of a physical examination is $20, Pap test $35, cholesterol check $15, hearing tests are free and a DMV physical examination is $65. Copies of records are given to clients upon request as well as mailed to private physicians or agencies.
Services include a complete medical and health history, identification of health risk factors, complete physical examinations and screening tests such as blood pressure checks, vision testing, audiology testing, urinalysis, hematocrit (for anemia), cholesterol testing, and Pap smears for cervical cancer.
These services can be utilized for annual exams, sports physicals, pre-employment physicals, camp physicals and Class II DMV licensing physicals.
Appointments may be made by calling SSU's Nursing Department at 707-664-2466, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Contact:
Ana Muñoz, Admin. Coordinator in Nursing Dept., 707-664-2466, ana.munoz@sonoma.edu.