nurse-practitioner

or nurse prac·ti·tion·er

[ nurs-prak-tish-uh-ner ]

noun
  1. a registered nurse who has received special training for diagnosing and treating routine or minor ailments. Abbreviation: NP

Origin of nurse-practitioner

1
First recorded in 1975–80
  • Also called nurse-cli·ni·cian, nurse cli·ni·cian [nurs-kli-nish-uhn] /ˈnɜrs klɪˈnɪʃ ən/ .

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How to use nurse-practitioner in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for nurse practitioner

nurse practitioner

noun
  1. a nurse who has specialized advanced skills in diagnosis, psychosocial assessment, and patient management and is permitted to prescribe certain drugs

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