visiting nurse

noun

a registered nurse employed by a social service agency to give medical care to the sick in their homes or to implement other public health programs.

Origin of visiting nurse

First recorded in 1920–25

Words nearby visiting nurse

visitation, visitation rights, visitatorial, visiting card, visiting fireman, visiting nurse, visiting professor, visiting teacher, visitor, visitor centre, visitor's passport

British Dictionary definitions for visiting nurse

visiting nurse

noun

(in the US) a registered nurse employed by a community, hospital, etc, to visit and nurse the sick in their homes or to promote public health

Medical definitions for visiting nurse

visiting nurse
[ vĭz′ĭ-tĭng ]

n.

A registered nurse employed by a public health agency or hospital to promote community health and especially to visit and administer treatment to sick people in their homes.