Nurse Practitioners

"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.

MeSH information

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Nurses who are specially trained to assume an expanded role in providing medical care under the supervision of a physician.

Descriptor ID	D009722
MeSH Number(s)	M01.526.485.650.640 N02.360.650.640
Concept/Terms	Nurse Practitioners Nurse Practitioners Nurse Practitioner Practitioner, Nurse Practitioners, Nurse

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nurse Practitioners".

Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Occupational Groups [M01.526]
Health Personnel [M01.526.485]
Nurses [M01.526.485.650]
Nurse Practitioners [M01.526.485.650.640]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Personnel [N02.360]
Nurses [N02.360.650]
Nurse Practitioners [N02.360.650.640]

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publications

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Bar chart showing 24 publications over 17 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2021 and 2025

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2002	1	0	1
2005	1	0	1
2007	2	0	2
2008	0	1	1
2009	1	0	1
2011	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2013	1	0	1
2014	1	0	1
2015	2	0	2
2016	1	0	1
2017	1	0	1
2019	1	1	2
2020	1	0	1
2021	2	1	3
2025	2	1	3
2026	1	0	1

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Azama KA, Lim E. A psychometric evaluation of the Maslach Burnout Inventory in nurse practitioners. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2026 Jan 01; 38(1):28-35.

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Azama KA, Lim E. A Cross-sectional Examination of Burnout in Physicians and Nurse Practitioners in Hawaii. J Occup Environ Med. 2026 Apr 01; 68(4):343-351.

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Gabinet-Equihua A, Daneshvarfard M, Wang R, Beyer A, Martin D, Condon A, Katz A, Hedden L, Brown-Shreves D, Kay J, MacLeod P, van der Linden C, Kiran T. Experiences and preferences of people without access to primary care: Results from a national cross-sectional survey in Canada. Can Fam Physician. 2025 Nov-Dec; 71(11-12):730-739.

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Lavergne MR, Easley J, Grudniewicz A, Hedden L, McDonald T, Rudoler D, Saur? A, Correia RH, Dufour ?, Gallant F, Hakim J, Johnson C, Jose C, Katz A, MacKenzie A, Martin-Misener R, McCracken R, Nethery E, Piccinini-Vallis H, Peterson S, Scott I, Shiplett H, Simkin S, Spencer S, Thelen R, Welton S, Wilson E. Changing primary care capacity in Canada: protocol for a cross-provincial mixed methods study. BMJ Open. 2025 Mar 21; 15(3):e099302.

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Goodwin JS, Agrawal P, Li S, Raji M, Kuo YF. Growth of Physicians and Nurse Practitioners Practicing Full Time in Nursing Homes. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2021 12; 22(12):2534-2539.e6.

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Chou LN, Kuo YF, Raji MA, Goodwin JS. Potentially inappropriate medication prescribing by nurse practitioners and physicians. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 07; 69(7):1916-1924.

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Towfighi A, Cheng EM, Ayala-Rivera M, Barry F, McCreath H, Ganz DA, Lee ML, Sanossian N, Mehta B, Dutta T, Razmara A, Bryg R, Song SS, Willis P, Wu S, Ramirez M, Richards A, Jackson N, Wacksman J, Mittman B, Tran J, Johnson RR, Ediss C, Sivers-Teixeira T, Shaby B, Montoya AL, Corrales M, Mojarro-Huang E, Castro M, Gomez P, Mu?oz C, Garcia D, Moreno L, Fernandez M, Lopez E, Valdez S, Haber HR, Hill VA, Rao NM, Martinez B, Hudson L, Valle NP, Vickrey BG. Effect of a Coordinated Community and Chronic Care Model Team Intervention vs Usual Care on Systolic Blood Pressure in Patients With Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack: The SUCCEED Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 02 01; 4(2):e2036227.

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Lozada MJ, Raji MA, Goodwin JS, Kuo YF. Opioid Prescribing by Primary Care Providers: a Cross-Sectional Analysis of Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant, and Physician Prescribing Patterns. J Gen Intern Med. 2020 09; 35(9):2584-2592.

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Earp JK. A tree with deep roots: 54th anniversary of nurse practitioners. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2019 Dec; 31(12):685-686.

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Kuo YF, Raji MA, Lin YL, Ottenbacher ME, Jupiter D, Goodwin JS. Use of Medicare Data to Identify Team-based Primary Care: Is it Possible? Med Care. 2019 11; 57(11):905-912.

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