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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According to the warrant affidavit, a nurse practitioner who worked at Yale New Haven Hospital stopped her vehicle upon seeing the wreck and began checking to see if everyone was OK.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
His wife is a nurse practitioner.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
There is no typical Saturday at the vascular surgery clinic at Mass General, but the mainstays are doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, and ultrasound technicians assisted by medical students and medical residents.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 June 2026
Amber Cottola, the nurse practitioner overseeing the clinic, declined to comment.
—Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 8 June 2026
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
His wife is a nurse practitioner.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
There is no typical Saturday at the vascular surgery clinic at Mass General, but the mainstays are doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, and ultrasound technicians assisted by medical students and medical residents.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 June 2026
Amber Cottola, the nurse practitioner overseeing the clinic, declined to comment.
—Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 8 June 2026
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“Nurse practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nurse%20practitioner. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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