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nurse noun /nɜːs/ /nɜːrs/ jump to other results a person whose job is to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital- a registered nurse
- a qualified/trained nurse
- She trained as a nurse in Korea.
- student nurses
- a male nurse
- a dental nurse (= one who helps a dentist)
- a psychiatric nurse (= one who works in a hospital for people with mental illnesses)
- a team of doctors and nurses
- a nurses' station (= an office for nurses in a hospital)
- Nurse Bennett
- Nurse, come quickly!
- I work as a nurse in a busy hospital.
Extra Examples- The country faces a growing shortage of nurses.
- The school nurse provides excellent first aid.
- She led them to a nurses' station and consulted with the sister
- He went to the South Bank University to become a qualified nurse.
see also charge nurse, district nurse, practical nurse, registered nurse, scrub nurse, staff nurse, theatre nurse, visiting nurseWordfinder- A & E
- admit
- consultant
- doctor
- hospital
- ICU
- inpatient
- nurse
- operation
- ward
More About gendergenderWays of talking about men and women- When you are writing or speaking English it is important to use language that includes both men and women equally. Some people may be very offended if you do not.
The human race- Man and mankind have traditionally been used to mean ‘all men and women’. Many people now prefer to use humanity, the human race, human beings or people.
Jobs- The suffix -ess in names of occupations such as actress, hostess and waitress shows that the person doing the job is a woman. Many people now avoid these. Instead you can use actor or host (although actress and hostess are still very common), or a neutral word, such as server for waiter and waitress.
- Neutral words like assistant, worker, person or officer are now often used instead of -man or -woman in the names of jobs. For example, you can use police officer instead of policeman or policewoman, and spokesperson instead of spokesman or spokeswoman. Neutral words are very common in newspapers, on television and radio and in official writing, in both British English and North American English.
- When talking about jobs that are traditionally done by the other sex, some people say: a male secretary/nurse/model (NOT man) or a woman/female doctor/barrister/driver. However this is now not usually used unless you need to emphasize which sex the person is, or it is still unusual for the job to be done by a man/woman: My daughter prefers to see a woman doctor.They have a male nanny for their kids.a female racing driver
Pronouns- He used to be considered to cover both men and women: Everyone needs to feel he is loved. This is not now acceptable. Instead, after everybody, everyone, anybody, anyone, somebody, someone, etc. one of the plural pronouns they, them, and their is often used: Does everybody know what they want?Somebody’s left their coat here.I hope nobody’s forgotten to bring their passport with them.
- Some people prefer to use he or she, his or her, or him or her in speech and writing: Everyone knows what’s best for him- or herself. He/she or (s)he can also be used in writing: If in doubt, ask your doctor. He/she can give you more information. (You may find that some writers just use ‘she’.) These uses can seem awkward when they are used a lot. It is better to try to change the sentence, using a plural noun. Instead of saying: A baby cries when he or she is tired you can say Babies cry when they are tired.
Topics Medicinea1, Jobsa1Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- certified
- experienced
- licensed
- …
nurse + noun- practitioner
- educator
- manager
- …
See full entry (also nursemaid) (old-fashioned) (in the past) a woman or girl whose job was to take care of babies or small children in their own homes see also nursery nurse, wet nurseOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- certified
- experienced
- licensed
- …
nurse + noun- practitioner
- educator
- manager
- …
See full entry Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of earlier nourice, from Old French, from late Latin nutricia, feminine of Latin nutricius ‘(person) that nourishes’, from nutrix, nutric- ‘nurse’, from nutrire ‘nourish’. The verb was originally a contraction of nourish, altered under the influence of the noun.
nurse verb /nɜːs/ /nɜːrs/ jump to other results - [transitive] nurse somebody to care for somebody who is ill or injured
- He worked in a hospital for ten years nursing cancer patients.
- She nursed her daughter back to health.
- She nursed her husband devotedly through his last illness.
- He was nursed back to health by his devoted servant.
- [transitive] nurse something to take care of an injury or illness, especially by resting and not trying to do too much
- Several weeks after the match, he was still nursing a shoulder injury.
- You'd better go to bed and nurse that cold.
- (figurative) She was nursing her hurt pride.
- (figurative) European markets were still nursing their wounds after Monday's losses.
- I'm nursing a mild hangover from last night's party.
- She's still nursing a broken heart at the sudden break-up of her marriage.
Collocations IllnessesIllnessesBecoming ill- catch a cold/an infectious disease/the flu/(British English) flu/pneumonia/a virus/(informal) a bug
- get (British English) ill/(North American English) sick/a disease/AIDS/breast cancer/a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- come down with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu
- contract a deadly disease/a serious illness/HIV/AIDS
- be infected with a virus/a parasite/HIV
- develop cancer/diabetes/a rash/an ulcer/symptoms of hepatitis
- have a heart attack/a stroke
- provoke/trigger/produce an allergic reaction
- block/burst/rupture a blood vessel
- damage/sever a nerve/an artery/a tendon
Being ill- feel (British English) ill/nauseous/queasy
- be running (British English) a temperature/(North American English) a fever
- have a head cold/diabetes/heart disease/lung cancer/a headache/(British English) a high temperature/(North American English) a fever
- suffer from asthma/malnutrition/frequent headaches/bouts of depression/a mental disorder
- be laid up with/ (British English) be in bed with a cold/the flu/(British English) flu/a migraine
- nurse a cold/a headache/a hangover
- battle/fight cancer/depression/addiction/alcoholism
Treatments- examine a patient
- diagnose a condition/disease/disorder
- be diagnosed with cancer/diabetes/schizophrenia
- prescribe/be given/be on/take drugs/medicine/medication/pills/painkillers/antibiotics
- treat somebody for cancer/depression/shock
- have/undergo an examination/an operation/surgery/a kidney transplant/therapy/chemotherapy/treatment for cancer
- have/be given an injection/(British English) a flu jab/(North American English) a flu shot/a blood transfusion/a scan/an X-ray
- cure a disease/an ailment/cancer/a headache/a patient
- prevent the spread of disease/further outbreaks/damage to the lungs
- be vaccinated against the flu/(British English) flu/the measles/(British English) measles/polio/smallpox
- enhance/boost/confer/build immunity to a disease
- [transitive] nurse something (formal) to have a strong feeling or idea in your mind for a long time synonym harbour
- to nurse an ambition/a grievance/a grudge
- She had been nursing a secret desire to see him again.
- [transitive] nurse something to give special care or attention to somebody/something
- to nurse tender young plants
- He nursed the car up the steep hill.
- [transitive] nurse something to hold a drink for a long time, drinking it slowly
- He sat nursing his cup of coffee.
- [intransitive, transitive] (of a woman or female animal) to feed a baby with milk from the breast synonym suckle
- a nursing mother
- nurse somebody/something The lioness is still nursing her cubs.
compare breastfeed - [intransitive] (of a baby) to drink milk from its mother’s breast synonym suckle
- Babies nurse more at night in the first three weeks.
Word Originlate Middle English: contraction of earlier nourice, from Old French, from late Latin nutricia, feminine of Latin nutricius ‘(person) that nourishes’, from nutrix, nutric- ‘nurse’, from nutrire ‘nourish’. The verb was originally a contraction of nourish, altered under the influence of the noun.
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