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practice nurse — a trained nurse caring for the patients of one or more general practitioners in the consulting room and on domiciliary consultations. In Britain, practice nurses are usually employed directly by GPs. However, they may also be employed by primary… … The new mediacal dictionary
practice nurse — /ˈpræktəs nɜs/ (say praktuhs ners) noun a nurse who works in a general practice, assisting in the management of illness and injury, particularly chronic illness, and preventing illness by screening, immunisation, and the dissemination of medical… …
Nurse education — consists in the theorical and practical training provided to nurses with the purpose to prepare them for their duties as nursing care professionals. This education is provided to nursing students by experienced nurses and other medical… … Wikipedia
Advanced practice nurse — Advanced Practice Nurses (APNs), also known as Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs), are Registered Nurses with advanced education, knowledge, skills, and scope of practice. [cite web|url=http://nursingworld.org/readroom/fsadvprc.htm|title … Wikipedia
advanced practice nurse — (APN), advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) a registered nurse having education beyond the basic nursing education and certified by a nationally recognized professional organization in a nursing specialty, or meeting other criteria… … Medical dictionary
Nurse anesthetist — A nurse anesthetist is a nurse who specializes in the administration of anesthesia. In the United States, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who has acquired graduate level education… … Wikipedia
Nurse practitioner — A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who has completed graduate level education (either a Master s or a Doctoral degree). Additional APRN roles include the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)s, CNMs … Wikipedia
Nurse — A nurse is responsible along with other health care professionals for the treatment, safety, and recovery of acutely or chronically ill/injured people, health maintenance of the healthy, and treatment of life threatening emergencies in a wide… … Wikipedia
Nurse midwife — Main article: Midwifery In the United States, a Certified Nurse Midwife ( CNM ) is an Advanced Practice Nurse who has specialized education and training in both Nursing and Midwifery. CNM s function as primary healthcare providers for women and… … Wikipedia
Nurse-led clinic — A nurse led clinic can be considered an umbrella term which describes any outpatient clinic that is run or managed by Registered nurses, usually nurse practitioners. Nurse led clinics have assumed distinct roles over the years, and examples exist … Wikipedia
