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. 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 See all Example Sentences for visiting nurse 

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of visiting nurse was in 1918

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“Visiting nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visiting%20nurse. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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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