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nurse practitioner

[nurs-prak-tish-uh-ner] / ˈnɜrs prækˈtɪʃ ə nər /




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Tiffinne Perkins, a nurse practitioner who ran an Ohio-based weight-loss clinic called Enbody, appeared on the local news and lifestyle morning show “New Day Cleveland.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Bipolar disorder was suspected by psychiatric nurse practitioner Rebecca Jollotta and diagnosed by Tewksbury State Hospital and later by Dr. Kirk Heilbrun, the prosecution’s forensic psychology expert.

From Salon Sep. 2, 2026

Marizel Yukee, a Nevada nurse practitioner, was charged with allegedly orchestrating a $906 million Medicare fraud scheme in which she both received and paid kickbacks in connection with providing medically unnecessary wound allografts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The patient’s sister-in-law told them a nurse practitioner “came to the home a few times to treat J.L.’s flesh infection and “did not treat the open wounds often because they were too infected.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 28, 2026

I want to be a nurse practitioner, so I figure it's a good gig to warm up on.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon




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