(medicine) A professional nursing designation recognized in some jurisdictions, denoting an individual who is fully qualified as a nurse and who has additional qualifications and authorization to provide diagnoses and/or treatments, including writing prescriptions .

A sadistic, controlling woman, especially a nurse, in a position of authority.

plural of dry-nurse

(medicine) a senior nurse leading teams of community nurses which provide health care to patients within their own homes.

(medicine) a nurse working in a team which provides health care to patients within their own homes.

plural of practical nurse

plural of dry nurse

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.