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noun
A professional nursing designation recognized in some jurisdictions, denoting a person who is fully qualified as a nurse and who has additional qualifications and authorization to provide diagnoses and/or treatments, including writing prescriptions.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: medicine, sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: NP, nurse clinician
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: registered nurse, RN
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