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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Lamas is now a women’s health nurse practitioner in Plant City treating many migrant farmworkers.
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Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
In season 6, April took the next step in her career by enrolling in a nurse practitioner program.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
These professionals include neurosurgery or orthopedic residents and fellows training to become specialists, as well as advanced practice providers, such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Their ranks include medics, nurses and nurse practitioners, a physician, a library director, an attorney, 11 funeral home owners or employees, and at least three with more than two jobs.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2025
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Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
In season 6, April took the next step in her career by enrolling in a nurse practitioner program.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
These professionals include neurosurgery or orthopedic residents and fellows training to become specialists, as well as advanced practice providers, such as physician assistants and nurse practitioners.
—Richard Menger Md Mpa, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
Their ranks include medics, nurses and nurse practitioners, a physician, a library director, an attorney, 11 funeral home owners or employees, and at least three with more than two jobs.
—Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nurse practitioner
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“Nurse practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nurse%20practitioner. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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