nurse-practitioner

Noun

nurse practitioner (plural nurse practitioners)

1. 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