nurse Definition

a person who cares for the sick or infirm; specifically : a licensed health-care professional who practices independently or is supervised by a physician, surgeon, or dentist and who is skilled in promoting and maintaining health

a woman who suckles an infant not her own : wet nurse

a woman who takes care of a young child : dry nurse

to nourish at the breast : suckle

to take nourishment from the breast of

to care for and wait on (someone, such as a sick person)

Sir Paul Maxime 1949— British geneticist

nurse anesthetist

a registered nurse certified to administer anesthetics

a registered nurse with additional training as a midwife who delivers infants and provides prenatal and postpartum care, newborn care, and some routine care (such as gynecological exams) of women

a registered nurse who is qualified through advanced training to assume some of the duties and responsibilities formerly assumed only by a physician —abbreviation NP

a worker who assists trained nurses in a hospital by performing unspecialized services (such as giving baths)

any of various usually bottom-dwelling sharks (family Ginglymostomatidae) with barbels near the nostrils; especially : a large yellowish to grayish brown shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) of warm usually shallow coastal waters that is typically nonaggressive and rests often in groups on the sea floor during the day

a registered nurse who makes preparations for an operation and continually monitors the patient and staff during its course, who works in the operating room outside the sterile field in which the operation takes place, and who records the progress of the operation, accounts for the instruments, and handles specimens