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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Virgin River, based on author Robyn Carr’s book series of the same name, follows nurse practitioner Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) who moves from Los Angeles to a remote Northern California town seeking a fresh start.
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Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
These laws explicitly protect doctors, midwives, and nurse practitioners who use telehealth to prescribe the pills by mail across state lines.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
These are medical doctors, nurse practitioners that are providing this preventative and personalized care.
—Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Maddie is studying to be a nurse practitioner and works as a trainer and educator in the cosmetic medicine space, per her bio.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
These laws explicitly protect doctors, midwives, and nurse practitioners who use telehealth to prescribe the pills by mail across state lines.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 18 Oct. 2024
These are medical doctors, nurse practitioners that are providing this preventative and personalized care.
—Claire Rychlewski, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Maddie is studying to be a nurse practitioner and works as a trainer and educator in the cosmetic medicine space, per her bio.
—Emily Weaver, People.com, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Nurse practitioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nurse%20practitioner. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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