student nurse

American

noun

a person who is training to be a nurse at a nursing school or hospital.

Etymology

Origin of student nurse

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

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The other two car buyers involved were Andrew Wrench, described as "a postman with a penchant for fast cars", and student nurse Amy Hopcraft.

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2024

Lucy Letby failed her final year student nurse placement because she was "cold" and lacking empathy with patients and families, a public inquiry has heard.

From BBC • Oct. 15, 2024

A student nurse cleared of plotting to kidnap a baby from a neonatal ward said her experience of the justice system had left her "smashed".

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2024

The condition was so debilitating for Ms Cutler that she had to give up being a student nurse at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, and now runs her own home care business.

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2024

When she was eighteen, inflamed by a biography of Florence Nightingale, she enrolled as a student nurse at St. Rose’s Hospital in Great Bend, Kansas.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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