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practical nurse

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noun

a person who has not graduated from an accredited school of nursing but whose vocation is caring for the sick.

Compare licensed practical nurse.

Origin of practical nurse

First recorded in 1920–25

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Related Words for practical nurse

assistant, attendant, therapist, medic, caretaker, RN, sitter, minder

practical nurse in Medicine

practical nurse

[prăk′tĭ-kəl]

n.

A licensed practical nurse.

A person who has had practical experience in nursing care but who is not a graduate of a degree program in nursing.

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