the profession of a practitioner, especially a medical practitioner.
by uttam maharjan April 8, 2011
by Bob-Julian May 14, 2012
A midlevel provider who went to school for 6-7 years. Many have an MSN but the DNP degree has been introduced to try to blur the lines with Physicians who instead train for a minimum of 11 years. NPs use this obscurity in an attempt to validate their claims for unsupervised practice. Additionally, many graduate nursing programs are degree mills boasting 100% acceptance rates and 100% online coursework. NPs serve an important place in healthcare but are best paired with a supervising Physician.
Nurse Practitioner: "I wanted to be a doctor but the MCAT wasn't open-book, so I went to the University of Phoenix MSN program with online exams".
by DrHouse297 June 28, 2019
by Honesty's Not Dead April 8, 2020
V.
1) to “correct” someone in an overly confident and grandiose way asserting “facts,” while being simultaneously completely wrong and completely unaware of being wrong.
2) to “fix” a situation with full confidence and reassurance, but actually make it worse without realizing it.
N.
An undertrained person that is made to do the work of a fully trained expert without the required knowledge/skill and without knowing that he/she is actually not an expert.
1) to “correct” someone in an overly confident and grandiose way asserting “facts,” while being simultaneously completely wrong and completely unaware of being wrong.
2) to “fix” a situation with full confidence and reassurance, but actually make it worse without realizing it.
N.
An undertrained person that is made to do the work of a fully trained expert without the required knowledge/skill and without knowing that he/she is actually not an expert.
V.
1) “I studied the Civil War for over a month, but when mom asked me a question about it, the guest nurse-practitionered right over me.”
2) “I took my engine to be repaired; unfortunately though the mechanic nurse-practitionered it and then overcharged me for the service.”
N.
“My pipes broke and I thought I hired a plumber, but a nurse practitioner showed up.”
1) “I studied the Civil War for over a month, but when mom asked me a question about it, the guest nurse-practitionered right over me.”
2) “I took my engine to be repaired; unfortunately though the mechanic nurse-practitionered it and then overcharged me for the service.”
N.
“My pipes broke and I thought I hired a plumber, but a nurse practitioner showed up.”
by thegoodoctor April 12, 2022
by Allison Bobb August 5, 2008
A parent, guardian or authority figure; who practices the art of:
* Parenting
* Advocacy (for family & community needs)
* Balancing Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
A comprehensive approach to a family leader, building whole families through purposed interconnectedness of the varied intersections of any individual family or family construct.
* Parenting
* Advocacy (for family & community needs)
* Balancing Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
A comprehensive approach to a family leader, building whole families through purposed interconnectedness of the varied intersections of any individual family or family construct.
As a Parent Practitioner; I advocate on the federal level for programming and gap fillers I experience in my family and community.
by Kay Taylor July 7, 2020