It is over for the time,'' answered Rebecca; ``our friends strengthen themselves within the outwork which they have mastered, and it affords them so good a shelter from the foemen's shot, that the garrison only bestow a few bolts on it from interval to interval, as if rather to disquiet than effectually to injure them.
PnP. 1. Short for Plug-and-Play. PnP is an ability of a computer to detect and configure hardware automatically, without requiring the user to physically configure the hardware with jumpers or dip switches. Plug-and-Play was introduced on IBM compatible computers with the release of Microsoft Windows 95.
Master's Level. Although RNs can practice with an associate or bachelor's degree, a PNP is considered an advanced practice specialty that requires graduate-level study. Whether you go to nursing school in New York, California or any other state, you'll find that all PNP programs are either master's or doctoral level. For example, the University of Texas, Arlington offers a Master's of Science in Nursing, or MSN, with a certificate in pediatric nurse practitioner.