unlicensed assistive personnel

noun

Workers who are trained to assist with nursing tasks but are not trained or licensed to do everything else that a nurse can do.

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Meanings

noununlicensed assistive personnel (uncountable, abbreviation UAP)

abbreviation UAP

  1. uncountablemedicineWorkers who are trained to assist with nursing tasks but are not trained or licensed to do everything else that a nurse can do.
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APA

unlicensed assistive personnel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlicensed%20assistive%20personnel

MLA

“unlicensed assistive personnel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlicensed%20assistive%20personnel. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unlicensed assistive personnel,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unlicensed%20assistive%20personnel.

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