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

Tiffany Banks, a naturopathic doctor and nurse practitioner with a hybrid practice in Kentucky, is another provider who openly prescribes the drug. —Michal Ruprecht, NPR, 16 Mar. 2026

Next to her was a nurse practitioner named Lisa Silvestro, who spent part of the drive calling patients. —Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026

Andrea Adimando, a psychiatric nurse practitioner and educator, said homeschool children are often among the state’s smartest. —Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026

The clinical care team is led by nurse midwives and includes a physician assistant, certified nurse-midwives, nurses, a nurse practitioner and lactation consultant, medical assistants and promotoras, community health workers who act as peer educators and patient liaisons in Hispanic communities. —Michelle Nall, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 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