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.
—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.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Many states also have programs such as visiting nurse services to support postpartum women.
—Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
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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.
—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.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Many states also have programs such as visiting nurse services to support postpartum women.
—Elaine Welteroth, Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2023
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“Visiting nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visiting%20nurse. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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