Nurse practitioners get advanced training in nursing so they can take their careers a step farther. By getting graduate-level education, they can operate independently or under the supervision of a physician.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pat Ryan may refer to: 1  Pat Ryan (curler) (born 1955), Canadian curler.  Pat Ryan, maiden name of Pat Nixon (1912â1993), First Lady of the United States.
Shortened from the Australian rhyming slang on one's Pat Malone, referring to a ballad about an Irishman called Pat Malone, who suffered numerous misfortunes after emigrating to Australia. Primarily heard in Australia.