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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:
1920–25
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visiting nurse  
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.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: visiting nurse
Function: noun
: a nurse employed (as by a hospital or social-service agency) to perform public health services and especially to visit sickpersons in a community called also public health nurse
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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visiting nurse vis·it·ing 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.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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