registered nurse
Americannoun
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registered nurses
plural
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of registered nurse
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Davis was pronounced dead by a registered nurse at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville at 11:03 p.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Ruth Baker is an integrated care clinician - a registered nurse by training, who joined the ambulance service a year ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
It was understood on Thursday that Kennedy, a registered nurse and children's safeguarding specialist, wanted to focus on the caring responsibilities of his family.
From BBC ● May 22, 2026
Though Lapicki works with plenty of certified registered nurse anesthetists—who are able to administer anesthesia—he or another anesthesiologist are always physically on hand, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
“I’m a registered nurse and I can take care of him better right here.”
From "Three Little Words: A Memoir" by Ashley Rhodes-Courter
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