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nurse's aide

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noun

  1. a person who assists professional nurses, as in a hospital, by performing such routine tasks as making beds and serving meals.


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Portillo, a Salvadoran immigrant who earned $570 a month as a nurse’s aide, was spending more than half of it on rent for the garage.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 10, 2025

My aunt and uncle should have significant savings at this point, if only from saving what my aunt makes as a nurse’s aide.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2022

She spent her adult years working as an X-ray technician, a licensed practical nurse, a motel clerk and a nurse’s aide for older people.

From New York Times • Jun. 24, 2022

Earlier this month, authorities discovered a baby that had been declared dead by a nurse’s aide was still alive in a morgue.

From Seattle Times • May 26, 2022

Her sister Emily Winston received a citation from President Roosevelt, thanking her for more than one thousand hours of meritorious service as a nurse’s aide during the war.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly

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