Meanings
plural nurse practitioners · alternative nurse-practitioner
- medicineA 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 14–15Synonyms: NP
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA 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.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 護師 /护师
- 護師 /护师 (hùshī)individual who is fully qualified as a nurse
Dutch verpleegkundig specialist
- verpleegkundig specialistindividual who is fully qualified as a nurse
Finnish asiantuntijasairaanhoitaja
- asiantuntijasairaanhoitajaindividual who is fully qualified as a nurse
French infirmière praticienne spécialisée
- infirmière praticienne spécialiséeindividual who is fully qualified as a nurse
German Pflegeexperte APN
- Pflegeexperte APNindividual who is fully qualified as a nurse
Cite this entry
nurse practitioner. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nurse%20practitioner
“nurse practitioner.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nurse%20practitioner. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nurse practitioner,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nurse%20practitioner.
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