Definition of visiting nurse
: 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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The visiting nurse had been talking about a different set of goals, such as a group home and a simple job.
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The family would also like to extend a special thanks to the VA Hospital in West Haven and St. Francis Hospital in Hartford and the visiting nurses for the exceptional care Pat received.
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In the early 1980s Athella earned a Master's Degree in Gerontology, while working as a home health aide with visiting nurses, as well as in private duty.
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These hospitals belong to a national collaborative of 20 pediatric cancer centers that aims to train families, visiting nurses and clinic staff on how to handle central lines.
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First Known Use of visiting nurse
1918
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visiting nurse
medical Definition of visiting nurse
: 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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