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Family Nurse Practitioners

Registered nurses with graduate degrees in nursing who provide care to patients of all age levels, and who focus their efforts on the health care needs of the entire family.

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Abstract

Registered nurses with graduate degrees in nursing who provide care to patients of all age levels, and who focus their efforts on the health care needs of the entire family.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Nurse Practitioner, Family
  • Nurse Practitioners, Family

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Aspects Covered

12 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, organization & administration, psychology, standards, statistics & numerical data, supply & distribution, trends.

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History Note

2014

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Previous Indexing

  • Nurse Practitioners (1973-2013)
  • Public Health Nursing (1965-1973)

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WY 128

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Family Nurse Practitioners. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064703. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064703
  2. Family Nurse Practitioners. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_nurse_practitioner
  3. Family Nurse Practitioners. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17139391