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nurse practitioner

[nurs-prak-tish-uh-ner] / ˈnɜrs prækˈtɪʃ ə nər /
NOUN
nurse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
assistant attendant medic registered nurse therapist
STRONG
RN caretaker minder sitter
WEAK
baby sitter foster parent practical nurse wet nurse
NOUN
registered nurse
Synonyms
STRONGEST
nurse
WEAK
LPN RN licensed practical nurse registered general nurse

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One that did said that they heard hospitals were focusing on a nurse-practitioner led ER-staffing model, so they were holding off on physician hires for now.

From Slate • May 1, 2020

Joan Kitten, a nurse-practitioner in Fort Dodge, said that she picked O’Rourke even before he got to town.

From The New Yorker • May 27, 2019

Sister Bernie is a nurse-practitioner who first persuaded Stan Brock to bring RAM to Virginia back in 1999.

From The Guardian • Nov. 23, 2016

Warm and friendly, Mr. Hartman, 50, has a habit of talking adoringly about his nurse-practitioner wife and track-star daughters in a winning Texas twang.

From New York Times • Feb. 10, 2016

A few days later she took me to a nurse-practitioner, who listened to my yearnings for my mother.

From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter