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visiting nurse
noun
: a nurse employed by a hospital or social-service agency to perform public health services and especially to visit and provide care for sick persons in a community
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Grayson, 63, worked for Elara Caring as a visiting nurse for 15 years.
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Dave Altimari, Hartford Courant, 6 Aug. 2024
Listen to this article A Connecticut home care agency allegedly failed to protect workers against workplace violence, according to a U.S. Department of Labor investigation into a visiting nurse’s death in Willimantic.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 1 May 2024
To improve the well-being of children and young people in Ukraine, UNICEF supports a range of initiatives, from visiting nurses who provide care for small children and their mothers to sports programs and skills-building opportunities for young people.
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Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Many states also have programs such as visiting nurse services to support postpartum women.
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Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1918, in the meaning defined above
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“Visiting nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visiting%20nurse. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
Medical Definition
visiting nurse
noun
: a nurse employed (as by a hospital or social-service agency) to perform public health services and especially to visit and provide care for sick persons in a community
called also public health nurse
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