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.
total words
= 14
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