nurse practitioner
noun
: a registered nurse who is qualified through advanced training to assume some of the duties and responsibilities formerly assumed only by a physician
—abbreviation NP
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My nurse practitioner ordered a PSA test, or protein specific antigen, which measures a chemical produced by the prostate in your bloodstream.
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Jerry McCormick, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Attia’s wife, a nurse practitioner, saved her son by performing CPR until he could be rushed to the hospital, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit.
—Sarah Digregorio, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
Her results came back negative, but the nurse practitioner assumed some kind of infection was at play and prescribed antibiotics.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 4 Feb. 2026
My siblings are lawyers, a chef, a social worker, a musician, a veteran, a nurse practitioner, and a college professor and author.
—John E. Green, Time, 1 Feb. 2026
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Jerry McCormick, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Attia’s wife, a nurse practitioner, saved her son by performing CPR until he could be rushed to the hospital, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit.
—Sarah Digregorio, Vanity Fair, 5 Feb. 2026
Her results came back negative, but the nurse practitioner assumed some kind of infection was at play and prescribed antibiotics.
—Julia Sullivan, SELF, 4 Feb. 2026
My siblings are lawyers, a chef, a social worker, a musician, a veteran, a nurse practitioner, and a college professor and author.
—John E. Green, Time, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Nurse practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nurse%20practitioner. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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