nurse practitioner
14
3.8
- noun
- /nɜrs prækˈtɪʃənər/
- Specialized
:
enfermero de práctica avanzada
- The efficacy of nurse practitioners has been examined in a variety of conditions over the past twenty years.
- nurse practitioners and physicians
- nurse practitioners and physician assistants
- geriatric nurse practitioners
She was a nurse practitioner and my dad was a professor in India.
- She was a nurse practitioner and my dad was a professor in India.
- What I say to young people is this is this like the nurse practitioner, do what you love, but also invest in what you love.
- It was like you saw that Lady came in there for a surgery or something and the nurse practitioner, I think, knew who she was and they had beef.
Examples
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Currently, there is a shortage of nurses at all degree levels, and nurse practitioners are in steady demand.
Academic text (2001) -
At Stanford, the Healing Partners Program for patients with breast cancer is spearheaded by nurse practitioner Kathy Turner.
Academic text (2005) -
And she was a nurse practitioner and an artist and a very tough customer.
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The impact on the demand for nurse practitioner labor is direct.
Academic text (2001) -
In the early 1970s, there were few nurse practitioners in this country, and most were prepared with certificate programs.
Academic text (2001) -
As primary care providers, pediatric nurse practitioners must emphasize the importance of nutrition and exercise for bone health.
Academic text (2004) -
In addition to the traditional school nurse, the school-based clinic often employs a nurse practitioner, medical assistant, and social worker.
Academic text (1998) -
There are wonderful nurse practitioners and nurse clinicians who can complement this work enormously and spread it into more directions.
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As a nurse practitioner, she is qualified to diagnose and treat various illnesses.
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The clinic hired a nurse practitioner to provide more comprehensive patient care.
Synonyms
26
3.0
A person trained to give care and advice about people's health
22
4.5
A health worker who treats patients directly
3
6.1
A registered nurse with extra training who can do many doctor tasks
3
3.3
A doctor or nurse you see first for health problems and regular check-ups
A trained health worker who is registered and can do many tasks doctors usually do
How Qualified
- Specialized
674
3.8
- Specialized
14
3.8
- Specialized
19
2.8
- Specialized
1
3.5
- US
1
3.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'nurse' (a healthcare professional) combined with 'practitioner' (a professional who practices) yields a healthcare professional nurse who practices clinically with advanced training. This noun–noun composition is transparent and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the general meaning (even if precise medical scope requires extra knowledge).
Etymology
The term nurse practitioner comes from joining nurse and practitioner. As some nurses gained extra training and began to 'practice' many tasks doctors do, like diagnosing and treating patients, the title came to mean a nurse who can do these medical duties.