trained nurse
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trained nurse
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Some places in England do have a trained nurse to help families who have experienced the sudden death of a child.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2024
Some of the recruits were emergency medical technicians, and at least one in the group was a trained nurse.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 16, 2022
The stay-at-home mom and trained nurse from Pinehurst, N.C., said her head has been on a swivel, alert to every cough and sneeze: “‘Are you feeling okay?
From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2021
About a month after she recovered, she volunteered in a nursing home badly hit by the pandemic as a trained nurse, bathing, changing and administering medication to residents on an infected floor.
From New York Times • Jan. 7, 2021
She became very ill, and a trained nurse moved into the house to look after her.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
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