visiting nurse
Traveling medical helper
A visiting nurse is a nurse who travels to patients' homes to provide medical care, rather than treating them in a hospital or clinic.
Visiting nurses typically handle ongoing care—wound treatment, medication management, post-surgical recovery—for patients who are homebound, elderly, or chronically ill: The visiting nurse comes three times a week to check on my father.
- house callDoctor's trip to patient
- homecareMedical aid at residence
- bedsideNear the mattress
- bedside mannerPhysician's interpersonal approach
- caregiverOne providing daily assistance
health aide · hospice · sickbed · medication · pill organizer · bandage · thermometer · checkup · medical bag · elderly · housebound · patient · uniform · stethoscope · vitals · wheelchair · compassion · rounds
- healthcaredoctors, hospitals, hospital, clinic, primary care
- Care Servicesbabysitting, pet sitting, house sitting, day care, daycare
- mobile workerstruck driver, trucker, traveling salesman, delivery driver, rideshare driver
- elder caresenior care, aged care, elderly care, gerontologist, geriatrician
- postpartum supportpostpartum care, breastfeeding help, lactation consultant, doula, midwife
- healthcare aidesaide, CNA, home health aide, health aide, PCT
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