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practical nurse

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. practical nurse (noun)
  2. licensed practical nurse (noun)

practical nurse

noun

Definition of PRACTICAL NURSE

: a nurse who cares for the sick professionally without having the training or experience required of a registered nurse; especially : licensed practical nurse
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First Known Use of PRACTICAL NURSE

1921

Rhymes with PRACTICAL NURSE

biodiverse, chapter and verse, heroic verse, registered nurse, visiting nurse

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