nurses' aides

Variant of nurse's aide

nurse's aide definition

nurse's aide

a nursing assistant, as in a hospital or nursing home, who takes care of the basic needs of patients, including bathing, feeding, and, sometimes, taking temperatures
sometimes sp. nurse's aid

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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