advanced practice registered nurse

American  

[ad-vanst prak-tis rej-uh-sterd nurs] / ædˈvænst ˈpræk tɪs ˈrɛdʒ ə stərd ˈnɜrs /

noun

Medicine/Medical.

1. a registered nurse who has had additional training, often in a medical specialty, and is qualified to carry out duties that registered nurses without additional training are not qualified to carry out. APRN

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Etymology

Origin of advanced practice registered nurse

First recorded in 1980–85

Example Sentences

Republican state Rep. Dori Healey said she sponsored the bill because of her work as an advanced practice registered nurse when the legislature is out of session.

From Salon

Christine Kingsley, Health and Wellness Director of the Lung Institute and an advanced practice registered nurse, explains that "during intermittent fasting, the body attains lower levels of glucose more efficiently, catalyzing the activation of brain synapses and stress resistance. This allows the brain to function at its fullest capacity as humanly possible, which is why verbal memory is notably improved during and after the practice."

From Salon

In the September denial, the company noted that Singh’s new primary care provider, an advanced practice registered nurse in Louisville, had just begun treating her and did not know whether Singh’s ability to work was hampered.

From Washington Post

In their project, each nursing home has an advanced practice registered nurse full time.

From Washington Post

Alice Thornton Bell, an advanced practice registered nurse and a senior director at Advisory Board, a hospital consulting firm, said just under 17 percent of people who are resuscitated in a hospital survive long enough to leave it — and that is not based on patients with complex respiratory problems.

From Washington Post