district nurse

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district nurse

(Medicine) (in Britain) a nurse employed within the National Health Service to attend patients in a particular area, usually by visiting them in their own homes

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Translations

infermiera a domicilio

district nurse

n (Brit) → infermiere/a (che fa visite a domicilio)

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The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has issued the warning as new figures show the number of district nurses in Wales has fallen over the last decade.

District and community nursing 'needs investment'

He said: "That's something that a district nurse can do, if they're going in regularly with compression bandages, and that has a huge beneficial effect on those people and on the NHS budget.

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The union claims this is partly down to dissatisfaction with pay and working conditions, and the role of the district nurse being less attractive than it used to be.

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This academic year will see 427 new entrants to the district nurse programme in 2013/14 in the UK--including Scotland--of whom 30% are registered part-time.

District nurse student numbers rise

Writer Lucy Gannon says of district nurses: "They are not the SAS of the nursing profession.

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The district nurse, who was based at Holly-moor Health Centre, near Rubery, has not been named.

Thieves steal patients' details from district nurse

A book of condolence has been opened at the practice for staff and patients to pay their respects to the popular district nurse.

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District nurses in the south Wales valleys are now using the latest laptops and tablets so they can access patient records on the go.

'Transformational' change for patients; The RCN in Wales highlights how district nurses are using technology to assist patients in their own homes

DISTRICT Nurses in Stratford had to beat the traffic and crowds to get to patients on the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death.

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TWO district nurses in North Tyneside have been awarded the title of Queen's Nurses in recognition of their dedication.