"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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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nurse Practitioners" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nurse Practitioners" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2008 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nurse Practitioners" by people in Profiles.
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Ainslie M, Hebert D, Miller J, Griffith PB, Moore J, Luke S, Venzke MH. Scaffolding Case Studies: Advancing Competency-Based Nurse Practitioner Education. Nurse Educ. 2025 Jul-Aug 01; 50(4):179-182.
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Murumba RG, Naman RO, Tuohy CA, White PA, Wright W. Assessment of adherence to American Diabetes Association guidelines and evaluation of social determinants of health and interventions in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in a nurse practitioner-owned clinic. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2025 Aug 01; 37(8):462-470.
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Ainslie M, Collins AF, Hebert D, Moore J, Schriefer SP, Venzke MH. Overcoming Barriers to Healthcare Reform: A Call to Action. Policy Polit Nurs Pract. 2024 Nov; 25(4):254-259.
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Tuohy CA, Liziewski KE, White PA, Wright WL. Evaluating adherence to American Diabetes Association standards of care in diabetes and impacts of social determinants of health on patients at two nurse practitioner-owned clinics. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2024 Jul 01; 36(7):399-408.
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Arends R, Austin-Ketch T, Covelli AF, Davis L, Hallas D, Kalmakis K, Kirkland-Kyhn H, Melillo KD, O'Reilly-Jacob M, Parish A, Rawlett K, Ricciardi R, Tracy C, Winkelman C, Whitehouse C. American Association of Nurse Practitioners Research Agenda, 2023-2028. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2024 May 01; 36(5):257-261.
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Shiau C, Kim DY, Young PA, Baker A, Bae GH. Trends in dermatologic procedures performed by dermatologists and advanced practice clinicians among Medicare beneficiaries from 2012 to 2020. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2024 May; 90(5):1054-1057.
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Hebert D. Implementation of educational escape rooms in a nurse practitioner doctoral curriculum. J Prof Nurs. 2023 Mar-Apr; 45:8-13.
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Mudd SS, Quinn M, Busch D, Key SM, Brown K, Gilbert GE, Hawkins-Walsh E. Evaluating the Practice of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners: Is It Time for Dual Primary and Acute Care Preparation? J Pediatr Health Care. 2023 Jan-Feb; 37(1):74-84.
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Zucker DM, Reagan L, Clifton J, Abdulhamed A, Roscoe LE, Wright RM, Penix D, Shelton D, Loeb SJ. NPs caring for people who are incarcerated and negatively impacted by social determinants of health. Nurse Pract. 2022 06 01; 47(6):38-46.
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Mafi JN, Chen A, Guo R, Choi K, Smulowitz P, Tseng CH, Ladapo JA, Landon BE. US emergency care patterns among nurse practitioners and physician assistants compared with physicians: a cross-sectional analysis. BMJ Open. 2022 04 20; 12(4):e055138.