Nurse Practitioner

Preferred Label : Nurse Practitioner;

NCIt related terms : NP;

NCIt definition : A registered nurse (RN) with advanced training in diagnosing and treating illness. NPs are master's degree prepared health experts that focus on helping patients achieve total health and prevent disease. NPs focus on disease prevention, wellness, and patient education. NPs prescribe medications, treat illness, and perform physical examinations. NPs can function independently of physician intervention, but require a practice agreement with a physician. NPs are licensed by a state authority.;

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A registered nurse who has additional education and training in how to diagnose and treat disease. NPs are licensed at the state level and certified by national nursing organizations. In cancer care, an NP may manage the primary care of patients and their families, based on a practice agreement with a doctor.;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000642157; CDR0000642156;

Details

Origin ID

C20852;

UMLS CUI

C0028657;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- No past history of (contextual qualifier) (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Nurse teacher practitioner (occupation) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Practice nurse (occupation) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Purine nucleoside phosphorylase [OMIM gene]
- nanoparticles [MeSH Descriptor]
- nucleoproteins [MeSH Descriptor]
- purine nucleoside phosphorylase [ORDO Gene]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Nurse practitioner [LOINC method]
- nurse practitioner [Q-code]
- nurse practitioners [MeSH Descriptor]
- nurse practitioners [MeSH concept]
False automatic mappings
- Nurse practitioner (occupation) [SNOMED CT concept]
- nurse practitioner/ [NCCMERP Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Professional or Occupational Group [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Nurse practitioner [LOINC method]
- Nurse practitioner (occupation) [SNOMED CT concept]
- nurse practitioner [Q-code]
- nurse practitioners [MeSH concept]
- nurse practitioners [MeSH Descriptor]

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