registered nurse
noun
: a graduate trained nurse who has been licensed by a state authority after qualifying for registration
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In Florida, this needs to be done by a licensed anesthesiologist assistant, physician assistant or registered nurse with post-anesthesia care experience.
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David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
They must be registered nurses with specialized graduate education.
—Brianna Herlihy, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2023
The second phase of this investment will allow UAFS to reinstate its associate degree of nursing and registered nurse to bachelor of science in nursing programs, the news release states.
—Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022
Before her incarceration, Winn was a registered nurse specializing in women’s health.
—Maggie Freleng, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2023
In 2021, Kentucky hospitals reported that about 14% of its registered nurse population were born between 1946 and 1965, putting more than 2,500 nurses at retirement age by 2030.
—Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 17 Jan. 2023
While waiting to pick up her son from school, animal lover and registered nurse Maggie Summers of White Hall had her heart broken into pieces after seeing a Facebook post by the Pine Bluff Animal Control on Jan. 3.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Jan. 2023
In Tewksbury, registered nurse Maura Ratchford remembers a time when in-service training was a pleasant experience, with refreshers about policies conducted over lunch.
—Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
The Rojas family’s lawsuit states that his condition worsened while his doctor was supervising four registered nurse anesthetists, known as CRNAs, who were with other patients at the same time.
—Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2022
David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2024
They must be registered nurses with specialized graduate education.
—Brianna Herlihy, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2023
The second phase of this investment will allow UAFS to reinstate its associate degree of nursing and registered nurse to bachelor of science in nursing programs, the news release states.
—Thomas Saccente, Arkansas Online, 10 Sep. 2022
Before her incarceration, Winn was a registered nurse specializing in women’s health.
—Maggie Freleng, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2023
In 2021, Kentucky hospitals reported that about 14% of its registered nurse population were born between 1946 and 1965, putting more than 2,500 nurses at retirement age by 2030.
—Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 17 Jan. 2023
While waiting to pick up her son from school, animal lover and registered nurse Maggie Summers of White Hall had her heart broken into pieces after seeing a Facebook post by the Pine Bluff Animal Control on Jan. 3.
—Arkansas Online, 16 Jan. 2023
In Tewksbury, registered nurse Maura Ratchford remembers a time when in-service training was a pleasant experience, with refreshers about policies conducted over lunch.
—Katie Johnston, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Dec. 2022
The Rojas family’s lawsuit states that his condition worsened while his doctor was supervising four registered nurse anesthetists, known as CRNAs, who were with other patients at the same time.
—Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 2 Nov. 2022
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“Registered nurse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/registered%20nurse. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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