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charge nurse

British  

noun

  1. Female equivalent: sister.  a nurse in charge of a ward in a hospital

"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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Matt Roush says, “When a veteran character actress makes the most of the role of a lifetime, which Katherine LaNasa does as ‘The Pitt’s’ supernaturally capable charge nurse Dana, attention must be paid.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2025

Later that evening, a charge nurse threatened to call security on Lisa Wolff if she didn’t leave her husband’s side, the couple said in their suit.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

"It makes us upset. I didn't come into nursing to give a standard of care like this," admits Tristan Taylor, the department's senior charge nurse.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2025

She asked the charge nurse, “How do I get him transferred?”

From Science Magazine • Nov. 21, 2023

It takes her half an hour to report to the next charge nurse on duty and forty-five minutes to drive home.

From "Liar & Spy" by Rebecca Stead

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