"Nurse Practitioners" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Nurses who are specially trained to assume an expanded role in providing medical care under the supervision of a physician.
| Descriptor ID |
D009722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.650.640 N02.360.650.640
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| Concept/Terms |
Nurse Practitioners- Nurse Practitioners
- Nurse Practitioner
- Practitioner, Nurse
- Practitioners, Nurse
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nurse Practitioners" by people in Profiles.
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Urological Procedures and Impact on Advanced Practice Provider Burnout, Job Satisfaction, and Salary: AUA Census Analysis. Urol Pract. 2025 Nov; 12(6):769-778.
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Turnover Among Early Career Advanced Practice Providers in Urology. Urology. 2025 Sep; 203:16-22.
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The 90-day orientation: An onboarding strategy for hospitalist PAs and NPs. JAAPA. 2021 Sep 01; 34(9):52-55.
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Research priorities for children with neurological impairment and medical complexity in high-income countries. Dev Med Child Neurol. 2022 02; 64(2):200-208.
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Modernizing the PA and NP workforce: Lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic. JAAPA. 2021 Aug 01; 34(8):1-3.
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Surgical Faculty Perception of Service-Based Advanced Practice Provider Impact: A Southwestern Surgical Congress Multicenter Survey. Am Surg. 2021 Jun; 87(6):971-978.
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Physician and Nurse Practitioner Attitudes on Generic Prescribing of Oral Contraceptive Pills and Antidepressants. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 12; 35(12):3478-3484.
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Development and testing of a module to promote generic oral contraceptive prescribing among nurse practitioners. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2020 Jan; 32(1):24-34.
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Addition of Advanced Practice Providers May Improve ABSITE Scores Through Enhanced Resident Education. J Surg Res. 2019 10; 242:264-269.
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Trauma Providers' Perceptions of Frailty Assessment: A Mixed-Methods Analysis of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs. South Med J. 2019 03; 112(3):159-163.