Advanced Vocabulary - Types of Nurse

Types of Nurse

charge nurse noun

British a nurse who is responsible for a ward in a hospital.

district nurse noun

a nurse in the UK whose job is to give people medical treatment in their own homes.

health visitor noun

British a nurse who visits people in their homes and gives them advice, for example on how to look after their baby.

matron noun

British old-fashioned a female nurse whose job is to look after students in a school.

matron noun

British old-fashioned a senior female nurse in a hospital.

midwife noun

a nurse whose job is to look after women when they are giving birth to a baby.

nurse noun

someone who is trained to look after ill or injured people, usually in a hospital.

nurse noun

someone who performs basic health checks and gives immunizations at a doctor’s surgery.

nurse practitioner noun

a nurse who has been trained to treat minor illnesses that are usually treated by a doctor.

registered nurse noun

a nurse who has been trained and has a nursing qualification. A registered nurse is sometimes called an RN . 

RN noun

a registered nurse.

Sister noun

British used for talking to a sister in a hospital.

sister noun

British a female nurse in charge of a hospital ward a room for people who are ill in a hospital.

staff nurse noun

British a nurse in a hospital who has finished training and is below the rank of sister or charge nurse.

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See also:

                Doctors and other Medical and Health Specialists

                Medical and Health Care Qualifications

                Other People Who Work in Hospitals or Care for People who are ill

                Places Where People Receive Medical Care

                Rooms and Departments in Hospitals and Clinics