nurse practitioner
noun1
Medicine, Sciences 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:
- Synonyms
- NP
- Derived terms
- NP
- Coordinate terms
- nursing assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse, vocational nurse