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REGISTERED NURSE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does registered nurse mean?
• REGISTERED NURSE (noun)
The noun REGISTERED NURSE has 1 sense:
1. a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration
Familiarity information: REGISTERED NURSE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
registered nurse; RN
Hypernyms ("registered nurse" is a kind of...):
nurse (one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "registered nurse"):
nurse-midwife (a registered nurse who has received special training as a midwife)
NP; nurse clinician; nurse practitioner (a registered nurse who has received special training and can perform many of the duties of a physician)
Context examples
A registered nurse with specialization and higher level of training in treating the elderly population.
(Gerontological Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)
Health and nursing care given to campers at a summer or children's camp by a registered nurse.
(Camp Nursing, NCI Thesaurus)
A registered nurse with advanced education, knowledge, skills, and scope of practice.
(Advanced Practice Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)
A registered nurse with specialized and advanced education in treating all age groups.
(Family Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)
Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) - a licensed registered nurse who has graduate preparation (a master's or a doctorate) in nursing as a CNS.
(Clinical Nurse Specialist, NCI Thesaurus)
A registered nurse, usually prepared at the master's degree level or higher, who functions within a specialty area within nursing practice.
(Advanced practice nurse, NCI Thesaurus)
A registered nurse who has special training in how to plan, manage, and evaluate all aspects of patient care, especially for patients who get treatment over a long time.
(Case management nurse, NCI Dictionary)
A registered nurse with an advanced degree in nursing who specializes in the care of children.
(Pediatric nurse specialist, NCI Dictionary)
A registered nurse with a master's degree or higher in nursing and a minimum of 500 hours of supervised clinical practice of oncology nursing.
(Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner, NCI Thesaurus)
A registered nurse who has worked at least 12 months out of the last 3 years as an oncology nurse.
(Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse, NCI Thesaurus)
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