De verpleegkundige
Example: De verpleegkundige controleert dagelijks de vitale functies van patiënten.
Definition
"De verpleegkundige" refers to a healthcare professional responsible for providing care, monitoring, and support to patients, ensuring their well-being and assisting with medical treatments in various healthcare settings.
Etymology
The term "de verpleegkundige" comes from Dutch, where "verplegen" means to care for or nurse, and the suffix "-kundige" implies a person skilled in a particular field. Together, it literally means someone skilled in nursing or caregiving.
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"De verpleegkundige" appears in the Vocaplus list "Dutch - Medicine - (A1-C2) - set 1", containing 109 commonly used words.
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