nurse practitioner

noun

: a registered nurse who is qualified through advanced training to assume some of the duties and responsibilities formerly assumed only by a physician
abbreviation NP

Examples of nurse practitioner in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meet the Author Morgan Check is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Cedars-Sinai Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center in Los Angeles. Nick Blackmer, Verywell Health, 22 Oct. 2024 The legislature overrode the veto, and the law enables nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants to provide care. CBS News, 10 Oct. 2024 Yet my friends tell me their physician or nurse practitioner has refused their specific request to prescribe either medication. Judy Stone, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 Meanwhile, Amanda has been an ear, nose and throat nurse practitioner for over a decade, according to her LinkedIn. Nasha Smith, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for nurse practitioner 

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Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nurse practitioner was in 1967

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“Nurse practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nurse%20practitioner. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

nurse practitioner

noun
: a registered nurse who through advanced training is qualified to assume some of the duties and responsibilities formerly assumed only by a physician
abbreviation NP

called also nurse clinician

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