a person who is training to be a nurse at a nursing school or hospital
Word origin
[1930–35]This word is first recorded in the period 1930–35. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: boondoggle, cloverleaf, kickback, preset, saddle stitch
Examples of 'student nurse' in a sentence
student nurse
University courses take student nurses off the wards for at least half the time.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
At the moment only 20 per cent of student nurses take a degree.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The average age of a student nurse is 29.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The stub was collected by a student nurse.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
The student nurse embarks on another tranche of forms.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I also worked on the unit as a student nurse during my three years of training.
The Sun (2018)
Officers told her their computer showed she was not insured, but the student nurse says she is covered to drive any car.
The Sun (2007)
Every school governor, doctor, medical student, nurse, teacher, dentist and prison officer will also have to register.