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

While healthcare facilities desperately needed more qualified nurse practitioners, thousands of qualified students were delayed in completing their education due to their inability to secure clinical placements. —Allbusiness, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025

Bukola Olusanya, a nurse practitioner and the regional medical director at St. John’s, said one woman reported not having left her home in three months. —Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025

Zhou shared that one nurse practitioner significantly improved patient retention by adopting digital scheduling solutions. —Tony Bradley, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025

Recently, Mary Catherine, a pediatric nurse practitioner (aka @the.mom.np), pushed back against the scourge of tired, cranky kids with too much on their plates. —Jana Pollack, Parents, 3 June 2025

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