head nurse

collocation in English

meaningsofheadandnurse

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head
noun
uk
/hed/us
/hed/
the part of the body above the neck where the eyes, nose, mouth, ears, and ...
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nurse
noun[C]
uk
/nɜːs/us
/nɝːs/
(the title given to) a person whose job is to care for people who are ill or injured, especially in ...
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(Definition ofheadandnursefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofhead nurse

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Installation, surveillance, and removal of the antineoplasics perfusion is carried out by on-duty nursing staff, under the supervision of aheadnurse.
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It is possible for theheadnursestill to have that title in hospital, but that is not quite the same as a post.
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That does not sound important, but a hospital without psychiatric divisional status is not allowed to have a divisional nursing officer as itsheadnurse.
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On set, a professor of neurosurgery and aheadnursewith 27 years of experience also served as consultants.
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Working under theheadnurse, she was shocked at the nurse's treatment of the royal children.
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For ten years, she worked as a staff nurse,headnurseand instructor.
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Then youngest, inexperienced nurse goes into the room where theheadnurserests.
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Rina goes back to the hospital rooftop to jump, but is stopped by theheadnurse.
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Hospital physicians and theheadnurseworked as instructors, at no additional cost to the hospital.
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Theheadnurseis not in her bed and is standing several feet behind the inexperienced nurse.
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As a baccalaureate-educated new nurse, she was able to enter a hospital position as aheadnursefor two years.
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The head nurses answered questions about the organization of t he unit.
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Coordination of home nursing staff was carried out by head nurses in the homecare organization.
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The head nurses were also trained in answering their questionnaires.
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At the same time, the head nurses of the units (n = 6) answered questions about the organization of t he ward.
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