male nurse
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmaleandnurse
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male
adjective
uk/meɪl/us/meɪl/
belonging or relating to the sex that fertilizes eggs, and does not produce babies or ...
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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 ofmaleandnursefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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However, as the nurse practitioner participants were exclusively female, it is not possible to speculate that the voice of nursing also exists inmalenursepractitioner consultations.
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Even more striking examples come from the lexicon, where we have pairs like priest/priestess in male-dominated professions, and nurse/malenursein a female-dominated profession.
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As a result, it is not possible to ascertain from this study if the voice of nursing also exists in male patient andmalenursepractitioner consultations.
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There was amalenurseestablishment of 190.
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Is there any wonder when amalenursegets only £9 a week.
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If a slightly better qualifiedmalenursepresented himself, he would have to be employed or the employer might risk prosecution.
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Moreover, the chronic shortage of staff prevents the chiefmalenursefrom being as selective as he should be in choosing staff.
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If thatmalenurseoverdoes it, he can be brought before the courts.
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The average wage of a fully-qualified and trainedmalenursein charge of a ward is less than the minimum wage of a police probationer.
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It will be really ludicrous to have a woman nurse to chaperon everymalenursewho goes into the upstairs room of the woman.
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He was amalenursebut has had a period of not being fit for anything but light work.
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Of course, it is not an appropriate title for amalenurse.
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Amalenursecalls on him as part of the local authority service, and his daughter lives next door.
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I suppose he would confuse a doctor and amalenurse, because they both look after the patient.
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The chiefmalenurseand the whole of the male nursing staff in this hospital are desperately worried men.
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