practice nurse
1practice 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, who can claim reimbursement for some of their… …
2practice 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… …
3practice 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… …
4Nurse 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… …
5Advanced 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 …
6advanced 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… …
7Nurse 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… …
8Nurse 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 …
9Nurse — 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… …
10Nurse 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… …
