NURSE PRACTITIONER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does nurse practitioner mean? 

• NURSE PRACTITIONER (noun)
  The noun NURSE PRACTITIONER has 1 sense:

1. a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician

  Familiarity information: NURSE PRACTITIONER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NURSE PRACTITIONER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

NP; nurse clinician; nurse practitioner

Hypernyms ("nurse practitioner" is a kind of...):

registered nurse; RN (a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration)

 Context examples 

A nurse practitioner who practices in acute or primary care.

(Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

An individual, such as a physician, nurse practitioner or other health care professional, who takes responsibility for a subject's care.

(Clinician, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

In cancer care, a nurse practitioner may manage the primary care of patients and their families, based on a practice agreement with a doctor.

(Nurse practitioner, NCI Dictionary)

A nurse practitioner that meets the health care needs of the family by providing health assessments, direct care, and guidance, teaching, or counseling as appropriate, particularly around family self-care.

(Family Practice Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called advanced practice nurse, APN, and nurse practitioner.

(NP, NCI Dictionary)

An individual, such as a physician or nurse practitioner, who takes responsibility for a patient's care during an encounter.

(Clinician, NCI Thesaurus)

Also called advanced practice nurse, NP, and nurse practitioner.

(APN, NCI Dictionary)

Also called APN, NP, and nurse practitioner.

(Advanced practice nurse, NCI Dictionary)

A registered nurse prepared in a graduate level adult nurse practitioner program to provide a full range of health care services on the wellness-illness health care continuum at an advanced level to adults.

(Adult Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)

The AOCNP certification also requires successful completion of an accredited nurse practitioner program.

(Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)