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district nurse

British  

noun

  1. (in Britain) a nurse employed within the National Health Service to attend patients in a particular area, usually by visiting them in their own homes

"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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To identify the close contacts of a single high school student, Lynn Carpenter, a district nurse, asks all their teachers for detailed seating charts.

From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2021

That’s the case in rural Page County, where area health district nurse manager Leea Shirley said people question masking guidelines because they say federal, state and school district guidelines are always changing.

From Washington Post ● Aug. 4, 2021

Janice Graham was a healthcare support worker and district nurse.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2020

Sex education in Moffat County schools has given primary emphasis to abstinence by school-aged children, said district nurse Karie Fisher as reported in the Craig Daily Press.

From Washington Times ● Oct. 1, 2016

The district nurse appreciated the change, if Michele himself didn't and I found that it wasn't long before Miss Colver was making use of this new influence in the house.

From One Way Out A Middle-class New-Englander Emigrates to America by William Carleton

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