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

In some cases, these medicines are prescribed by nurse practitioners or physician assistants with psychiatric qualifications, but most are written by primary care providers, who are not specialists in mental health. — Andrew McLean, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026

Among individual occupations, nurse practitioners will see a 41% surge in employment, while medical and health services managers will jump 24%. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2026

As many workers worry about the future of their jobs in the age of AI, nurse practitioners may be able to rest easy. — Sarah Jackson, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026

After sleeping on a bus bench and a few trips to the hospital, Lugo landed at Holliday's Helping Hands, or HHH, a network of interim housing facilities started by nurse practitioner Katina Holliday. — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nurse practitioner

• commissioner
• conditioner
• parishioner
• petitioner
• positioner
• missioner

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