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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Missouri is one of 11 states that require nurse practitioners to practice with a collaborating physician.
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Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025
Matos, a nurse practitioner, was arrested in connection to the investigation, Paxton’s office said.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
Hospital admissions: At hospitals, give psychiatric nurse practitioners the power to admit patients involuntarily if a physician concurs.
—Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Acute primary care shortages California’s lack of primary care providers, including doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, is most acute in rural parts of the state, particularly in the north and the Central Valley.
—Bernard J. Wolfson and Vanessa G. Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Meg Cunningham, Kansas City Star, 13 May 2025
Matos, a nurse practitioner, was arrested in connection to the investigation, Paxton’s office said.
—Joseph Choi, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
Hospital admissions: At hospitals, give psychiatric nurse practitioners the power to admit patients involuntarily if a physician concurs.
—Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
Acute primary care shortages California’s lack of primary care providers, including doctors, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants, is most acute in rural parts of the state, particularly in the north and the Central Valley.
—Bernard J. Wolfson and Vanessa G. Sánchez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Nurse practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nurse%20practitioner. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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