| 单词 | practical nurse |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspractical nurse practical nurse n. (a) a nurse experienced in the practicalities of nursing; (b) North American a nurse who has no academic qualification, and so cannot be registered, but has been trained in nursing practice and may be licensed. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > healer > nurse > [noun] > registered nurse > non-registered practical nurse1871 1871 (title) School epidemics, especially scarlet fever. By a practical nurse. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 1 Oct. 16/2 (advt.) Situations Wanted—Female..experienced practical nurse, terms moderate. 1956 K. Hulme Nun's Story vii. 104 Our practical nurses..can stand only a four-hour shift, but our sisters take unlimited duty. 1979 W. Kienzle Rosary Murders 20 One of the orderlies and one of the practical nurses..had enjoyed a quick roll in bed. 1995 Toronto Star 24 Feb. sc8 They allege the mass layoffs are part of a province-wide union-busting trend in health care that will replace $27-an-hour registered nurses with less qualified $14-an-hour practical nurses. practical nurse practical nurse v. North American (rare) transitive to attend (a patient) as a practical nurse. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > art or science of medicine > practice of healing art > practise the healing art [verb (transitive)] > tend the sick > as practical nurse practical nurse1971 1971 ‘A. Blaisdell’ Pract. to Deceive v. 68 Mrs. Carstairs would be back from practical-nursing her sister. < as lemmas |
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