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