registered nurse
noun
a graduate nurse who has passed a state board examination and been registered and licensed to practice nursing. R.N.
registered nurses
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pluralof registered nurse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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America has more than 5 million registered nurses, and polls have consistently ranked them as the nation’s most trusted professionals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
That is a lucrative step-up from registered nurses, who make an average $98,000, but also far below the $257,000 average for primary-care doctors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 16, 2026
The four-year deal, between UC and the California Nurses Assn., covers some 25,000 registered nurses working across 19 UC facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2025
Among registered nurses, the biggest looming shortages over the next decade are in San Francisco, the Central Valley and Central Coast regions, UC San Francisco has found.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2025
Their assistants are all registered nurses from the Visiting Nurses Association and distinctly high grade women.
From Health Work in the Public Schools by Leonard Porter Ayres
