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APRN

American  

abbreviation

Medicine/Medical.

  1. advanced practice registered nurse: 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.

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An APRN, she said, “is just an absolutely critical person.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2020

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