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student nurse

American  

noun

  1. 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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QUB student nurse Louise Bradford said the introduction of this training is "absolutely fantastic" as it will "make a change and maybe even save a life".

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025

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

The student nurse said: "I just jumped in his car and started doing CPR while he was in the driver's seat."

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2023

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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