day nurse
Morning shift attendant
A day nurse is a nurse who works daytime shifts, typically distinguished from a night nurse who covers overnight hours.
The term appears in hospital staffing contexts and in home care arrangements where patients require round-the-clock attention: The day nurse arrives at seven and leaves when the night nurse takes over.
- shiftMovement or work period
- night shiftOvernight work period
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
- wardProtected person; division
- scrubsMedical staff uniform
scrub top · medication · rounds · bedside · vitals · vital signs · blood pressure · patient · patient care · bed bath · hospital · clinic · charts · thermometer · bandage · IV · stethoscope · compassion
- caretakerscaretaker, caretakers, caregiver, guardian, minder
- nursingRN, LPN, LPNs, CNAs, CNA
- caregiverscaregiver, parents, carer, mothers, babysitter
- household helpnanny, babysitter, housekeeper, maid, cleaner