El enfermero de cuidados intensivos
Example: El enfermero de cuidados intensivos vigilaba al paciente toda la noche.
Definition
"El enfermero de cuidados intensivos" refers to a specialized nurse who provides continuous and critical care to patients in intensive care units, closely monitoring their condition and administering necessary treatments to support recovery from severe illnesses or injuries.
Etymology
The term "el enfermero de cuidados intensivos" combines Spanish words where "enfermero" means nurse, derived from Latin "infirmarius" meaning caretaker of the sick, and "cuidados intensivos" means intensive care, indicating the specialized medical attention given to critically ill patients. Did you know that intensive care units originated in the 1950s to provide focused treatment for severely ill patients?
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"El enfermero de cuidados intensivos" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - Medical Professions - (B2) - set 1", containing 105 commonly used words.
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the intensive care nurse