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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Meet the Author Morgan Check is a pediatric nurse practitioner at Cedars-Sinai Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center in Los Angeles.
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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
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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
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“Nurse practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nurse%20practitioner. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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