Synonyms and antonyms of Types of nurse in British Thesaurus

charge nurse (noun)

British a nurse who is responsible for a ward in a hospital

district nurse (noun)

a nurse in the UK whose job is to give people medical treatment in their own homes

health visitor (noun)

British a nurse who visits people in their homes and gives them advice, for example on how to look after their baby

matron (noun)

Britishold-fashioned a female nurse whose job is to look after students in a school

matron (noun)

Britishold-fashioned a senior female nurse in a hospital

midwife (noun)

a nurse whose job is to look after women when they are giving birth to a baby

nurse (noun)

someone who is trained to look after ill or injured people, usually in a hospital

nurse (noun)

someone who performs basic health checks and gives immunizations at a doctor’s surgery

nurse practitioner (noun)

a nurse who has been trained to treat minor illnesses that are usually treated by a doctor

registered nurse (noun)

a nurse who has been trained and has a nursing qualification. A registered nurse is sometimes called an RN.

RN (noun)

a registered nurse

Sister (noun)

British a female nurse in charge of a hospital ward (=a room for people who are ill in a hospital)

Sister (noun)

British used for talking to a sister in a hospital

staff nurse (noun)

British a nurse in a hospital who has finished training and is below the rank of sister or charge nurse