primary care provider vs nurse

nurse vs primary care provider

primary care provider and nurse both are nouns.

primary care provider is not a verb while nurse is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
primary care provider	Yes	No	No	No
nurse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, nurse is a hyponym of primary care provider; that is, nurse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than primary care provider:

primary care provider: a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
nurse: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

Other hyponyms of primary care provider include bonesetter, electrologist, medical assistant, medical man, medical practitioner, apothecary, chemist, druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller.

primary care provider (noun)	nurse (noun)
a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability	one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
	a woman who is the custodian of children

primary care provider (verb)	nurse (verb)
	try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
	give suck to
	maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
	serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
	treat carefully

Difference between primary care provider and nurse

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