clinical nurse
Bedside medical professional
A clinical nurse is a registered nurse who provides direct patient care in a healthcare setting, as distinct from nurses in administrative, educational, or research roles.
The term emphasizes hands-on involvement with patients: She worked as a clinical nurse in the emergency department for fifteen years.
Clinical nurse specialists have advanced training in a particular area of medicine.
- registeredFormally recorded or enrolled
- bedsideNear the mattress
- bedside mannerPhysician's interpersonal approach
- scrubsMedical staff uniform
- vitalsBasic body measurements
vital signs · blood pressure · patient care · caregiver · hospital · ward · stethoscope · medication · charting · rounds · shift · night shift · compassion · triage · code blue · IV · monitor · healing
clinical nursenurse manager
Head of nursing unit
hospital administrator · nursing supervisor · director of nursing · case manager
clinical nursephysician
Licensed medical doctor
doctor · surgeon · attending physician · pharmacist · physical therapist
clinical, nurse, clinic, clinics, clinically, clinician, clinicians, nurses, nursed