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• barrier nurse
  barrier nurse

  verb (used with object)

  to give medical care to patients in a way that is intended to minimize the spread of infectious diseases, usually with methods like disinfection, protective clothing, and isolation.
• barrier-nurse
  barrier-nurse

  verb

  (tr) to tend (infectious patients) in isolation, to prevent the spread of infection

barrier nurse

American  

[bar-ee-er nurs] / ˈbær i ər ˈnɜrs /

verb (used with object)

barrier nursed, barrier nursing

1. to give medical care to patients in a way that is intended to minimize the spread of infectious diseases, usually with methods like disinfection, protective clothing, and isolation.

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noun

1. a nurse who provides medical care using barrier-nursing measures intended to minimize the spread of infectious diseases, such as disinfection, protective clothing, and patient isolation.

barrier-nurse British  

verb

1. (tr) to tend (infectious patients) in isolation, to prevent the spread of infection

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• barrier nursing
  noun