nurse practitioner en · NOUN
Meanings
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A professional nursing designation recognized in some jurisdictions, denoting a person who is fully qualified as a nurse and who has additional qualifications and authorization to provide diagnoses and/or treatments, including writing prescriptions.
Nurse practitioners are registered nurses who have done further training and are qualified to diagnose and manage acute and undifferentiated medical problems.
2020, Dr Amir Khan, The Doctor Will See You Now, Ebury Press (2021), pages 14–15:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nurse-practitioner | alternative | lexicographic | |
| nurse practitioners | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
nursing assistant · vocational nurse · practical nurse · registered nurse
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (5)
nl verpleegkundig specialist (individual who is fully qualified as a nurse) · de Pflegeexperte APN (individual who is fully qualified as a nurse) · fr infirmière praticienne spécialisée (individual who is fully qualified as a nurse) · cmn 護師 /护师 (individual who is fully qualified as a nurse) · fi asiantuntijasairaanhoitaja (individual who is fully qualified as a nurse)