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

Virgin River, based on author Robyn Carr’s book series of the same name, follows nurse practitioner Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) who moves from Los Angeles to a remote Northern California town seeking a fresh start. —Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024

These laws explicitly protect doctors, midwives, and nurse practitioners who use telehealth to prescribe the pills by mail across state lines. —Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024

These are medical doctors, nurse practitioners that are providing this preventative and personalized care. —Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024

Maddie is studying to be a nurse practitioner and works as a trainer and educator in the cosmetic medicine space, per her bio. —Emily Weaver, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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