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
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Markley was a nurse practitioner and owned several businesses.
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Parker said better ways to increase the number of rural doctors include raising pay, expanding loan repayment programs for those who practice in rural areas, and creating accelerated training for nurse practitioners and physician assistants who want to become doctors.
—Arielle Zionts, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
What can affect fertility, however, is cancer that develop from an HPV infection from one of the dozen cancerous strains of the virus, according to Eileen Lind, a pediatric oncology nurse practitioner at the Dana-Faber Cancer Institute.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Our program, in partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal public health system in the country, is addressing these challenges by training the next generation of nurse practitioners to advocate for their patients and communities, while also providing hands-on care.
—Ann Marie P. Mauro, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
Parker said better ways to increase the number of rural doctors include raising pay, expanding loan repayment programs for those who practice in rural areas, and creating accelerated training for nurse practitioners and physician assistants who want to become doctors.
—Arielle Zionts, NPR, 3 Mar. 2025
What can affect fertility, however, is cancer that develop from an HPV infection from one of the dozen cancerous strains of the virus, according to Eileen Lind, a pediatric oncology nurse practitioner at the Dana-Faber Cancer Institute.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 11 Feb. 2025
Our program, in partnership with NYC Health + Hospitals, the largest municipal public health system in the country, is addressing these challenges by training the next generation of nurse practitioners to advocate for their patients and communities, while also providing hands-on care.
—Ann Marie P. Mauro, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Nurse practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nurse%20practitioner. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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