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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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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