charge nurse

noun

: a nurse who is in charge of one section of a hospital

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In the first season, a charge nurse takes a break outside from a relentless shift. — Jennifer Obel, Twin Cities, 22 Apr. 2026 The charge nurse told him to do it anyway because of the sepsis alert generated by the hospital’s artificial-intelligence system. — Hilke Schellmann, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2026 When a charge nurse finally answered, Nowland identified herself as a midwife and asked if the hospital would be able to admit Ibarra, whose baby had a concerning heartbeat. — Aria Bendix, NBC news, 26 Feb. 2026 The previous episode's gruesome case casts a pall over the entire hospital, but Katherine LaNasa's snarky and ebullient charge nurse Dana Evans alone manages to break like a sun ray through the fearsome clouds — which makes the episode's violent end all the more shocking. — Ew Staff December 5, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for charge nurse

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charge nurse

noun
: a nurse who is in charge of a health care unit (as a hospital ward, emergency room, or nursing home)
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