registered nursenoun [ C ]
uk/ˌredʒ.ɪ.stəd ˈnɜːs//ˌredʒ.ɪ.stɚd ˈnɝːs/abbreviation R.N. in the US and Canada, a nurse who has formally trained and passed an exam and is officially qualified to perform all nursing duties
in the UK, a state registered nurse
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Medical treatment: doctors & health workers generally
- auxiliary nurse
- charge nurse
- clinician
- consultant
- doctor's orders
- ENT
- GP
- houseman
- LPN
- matron
- medical examiner
- mo
- nurse
- occupational therapy
- odontologist
- orderly
- radiographer
- resident
- senior nursing officer
- specialist
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