A nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand, distinguished from a wet nurse, who suckles it.

plural of registered nurse

A professional nurse who is a licensed graduate of a university or college of nursing who has successfully passed an examination such as NCLEX-RN.

plural of nurse practitioner

plural of nurse-in

A nurse who works on a psychiatric ward and is trained to work with patients with mental-health needs.

plural of psychiatric nurse

(colloquial) A nurse that handles instruments to the surgeon during an operation.

feeding bottle

plural of nurse log