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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 registrationplay

  Familiarity information: REGISTERED NURSE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


REGISTERED NURSE (noun)


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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