nurse practitioner
A professional nursing designation recognized in some jurisdictions, denoting a person…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 often the primary care provider of choice, since they're usually more accessible than a physician.
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1 sensesA 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.
Pflegeexperte APN
- a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician
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2 sentencesNurse practitioners are often the primary care provider of choice, since they're usually more accessible than a physician.
Nurse practitioners undergo less education than physicians, but are still capable of diagnosing, giving prescriptions and admitting patients to hospitals.
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plural: nurse practitionersSynonyms
2 synonyms- a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician:NPnurse clinician