nurse practitioner

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A professional nursing designation recognized in some jurisdictions, denoting a person who is fully qualified as a nurse and who has additional qualifications and authorization to provide diagnoses and/or treatments, including writing prescriptions.

Word forms

nurse practitioner nurse practitioners nurse-practitioner

Synonyms

NP

Derived words

NP
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