Example: The practice nurse helps patients with their health questions.
Definition
"The practice nurse" refers to a nurse who works within a general medical practice, providing healthcare services such as health assessments, vaccinations, and managing chronic conditions to support patients and doctors in a community setting.
The term "the practice nurse" originates from combining 'practice,' referring to a medical office or clinic, and 'nurse,' a professional trained to care for the sick. This phrase emerged as general practitioners began employing nurses to assist with patient care directly within their practices.
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"The practice nurse" appears in the Vocaplus list "English - Medical Professions - (A1) - set 1", containing 101 commonly used words.
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