nursing sister
Hospital care provider
A nursing sister is a senior nurse, particularly in British, Australian, and military contexts.
The title traditionally indicates a qualified nurse with supervisory responsibilities, ranking above staff nurses.
In wartime, nursing sisters served in military hospitals: My grandmother was a nursing sister in the First World War.
The term has largely given way to other titles in civilian healthcare but persists in some Commonwealth countries and historical references.
- hospital wardTreatment division in clinic
- wardProtected person; division
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- uniformIdentical throughout
- starchedMade stiff with sizing
Florence Nightingale · cap · bedside · bed bath · caring · tender loving care · nightingale · duty · medical · veil · white · sterile · bandage · thermometer · syringe · compassion · rounds · night shift
nursing sistermedical director
Physician leading healthcare organization
physician · doctor · surgeon · consultant · medical officer
nursing sisterpatient
Able to wait calmly
invalid · inpatient · convalescent · casualty
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