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The staff nurse put her arm around him all the way to the exit.—Anne Enright, New Yorker, 27 July 2025 Hostin asked Teta, who recalled crew members running around during the commercial break to find Benadryl, EpiPens, and the staff nurse.—EW.com, 24 June 2025 Her wide-ranging nursing career included hospital staff nurse, cardiology, industry technical support, hospital management, and clinic nursing.—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025 This was the case for Sara Wallace, an ICU staff nurse at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth.—Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Jan. 2025 In March 2020, Newcomb, then 33, moved to the Hawaiian island of Maui after quitting her longtime job as a staff nurse in Virginia.—Mike Winters, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2024 Staffing shortages have driven costs up, and hospitals have been forced to bring in contract nurses, who can cost more than three times as much as a staff nurse.—Roni Caryn Rabin, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2023
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