charge nursenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃɑːdʒ ˌnɜːs/us/ˈtʃɑːrdʒ ˌnɝːs/a nurse who is responsible for a particular part of a hospital
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Medical treatment: doctors & health workers generally
- anaesthetist
- auxiliary nurse
- clinician
- consultant
- dental practitioner/surgeon
- doctor's orders
- ENT
- GP
- houseman
- LPN
- medical examiner
- mo
- nurse
- occupational therapy
- odontologist
- orderly
- radiographer
- resident
- senior nursing officer
- specialist
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Examples from literature
- The very first week in school we were taught that when entering a elevator, make sure that the doctor entered first, then the intern, then the charge nurse.