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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Children may also experience a sore throat, runny nose, chills and extreme body aches, said Samia Kadri, a lead family nurse practitioner at Banner Urgent Care in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Erika Edwards, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
Last October, hundreds of primary and urgent-care providers — including doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants — across more than 60 clinics operated by the Allina Health System in Minnesota and Wisconsin voted to join the same union.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2024
That’s where chemotherapy—which works to undo all this disruption—comes into play, Kimber Knapp, MSN, NFP-C, a nurse practitioner at Hope Cancer Care of Nevada, tells SELF.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 25 Mar. 2024
Some physician assistants and nurse practitioners are also getting advanced training in obesity care, Alexander said.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Mar. 2024
These advanced provider response units, Hsiao wrote, consist of an EMS advanced provider who is either a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant and an LAFD firefighter or paramedic.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
So the nurse practitioner started using a closet to settle babies agitated by opioid withdrawals.
—Matthew Casey, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2024
Adult Protective Services soon sent a psychiatric nurse practitioner, who diagnosed Zbiegniewicz with depression, anxiety and a dependent personality disorder.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2024
Diane, who resigned from her job as a nurse practitioner to advocate for her son’s release in 2013, founded the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation in 2014.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
Erika Edwards, NBC News, 19 Jan. 2024
Last October, hundreds of primary and urgent-care providers — including doctors, nurse practitioners and physician assistants — across more than 60 clinics operated by the Allina Health System in Minnesota and Wisconsin voted to join the same union.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 12 Jan. 2024
That’s where chemotherapy—which works to undo all this disruption—comes into play, Kimber Knapp, MSN, NFP-C, a nurse practitioner at Hope Cancer Care of Nevada, tells SELF.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 25 Mar. 2024
Some physician assistants and nurse practitioners are also getting advanced training in obesity care, Alexander said.
—Fran Kritz, Verywell Health, 15 Mar. 2024
These advanced provider response units, Hsiao wrote, consist of an EMS advanced provider who is either a nurse practitioner or a physician assistant and an LAFD firefighter or paramedic.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
So the nurse practitioner started using a closet to settle babies agitated by opioid withdrawals.
—Matthew Casey, The Arizona Republic, 9 Feb. 2024
Adult Protective Services soon sent a psychiatric nurse practitioner, who diagnosed Zbiegniewicz with depression, anxiety and a dependent personality disorder.
—Jake Pearson, ProPublica, 7 Mar. 2024
Diane, who resigned from her job as a nurse practitioner to advocate for her son’s release in 2013, founded the James W. Foley Legacy Foundation in 2014.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 27 Feb. 2024
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