nurse

one skilled in caring for the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

• graduate nurse, trained nurse — someone who has completed the course of study (including hospital practice) at a nurses training school
• licensed practical nurse, LPN, practical nurse — a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick
• matron, head nurse — a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
• midwife, accoucheuse — a woman skilled in aiding the delivery of babies
• probationer, student nurse — a nurse in training who is undergoing a trial period
• registered nurse, RN — a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration
• scrub nurse — a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery
• visiting nurse — a nurse who is paid to visit the sick in their homes
• Cavell, Edith Cavell, Edith Louisa Cavell — English nurse who remained in Brussels after the German occupation in order to help Allied prisoners escape; was caught and executed by the Germans (1865-1915)
• Nightingale, Florence Nightingale, the Lady with the Lamp — English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910)
• Sanger, Margaret Sanger, Margaret Higgins Sanger — United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood (1883-1966)

• health professional, health care provider, caregiver — a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability

• nurse-patient relation — the responsibility of a nurse to act in the best interests of the patient