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Preferred term
nurse practitioners
Definition
- Nurse practitioners (NPs) are nonphysician clinicians who are nurses with graduate degrees in advanced-practice nursing. The primary function of nurse practitioners is to promote wellness through patient health education. [Source: Encyclopedia of Health Services Research; Nurse Practitioners (NPs)]
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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/nurse_practitioners
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