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Meaning of "male nurse" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MALE NURSE

male nurse  [meɪl nɜːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALE NURSE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Male nurse is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MALE NURSE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

male nurse

Men in nursing

Nurses are traditionally and predominantly female; in 2008, of the 3,063,163 licensed registered nurses in the United States only 6.6% of were men. Men also make up only 13% of all new nursing students. A number of possible reasons exist for why nursing is largely a female profession and why relatively few men seek to enter it.

Definition of male nurse in the English dictionary

The definition of male nurse in the dictionary is a male who is employed to tend the sick, injured or infirm; a nurse who is male.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALE NURSE


adverse
ˈædvɜːs
commerce
ˈkɒmɜːs
converse
kənˈvɜːs
covers
ˈkəʊvɜːs
curse
kɜːs
diverse
daɪˈvɜːs
dry-nurse
ˈdraɪˌnɜːs
e-commerce
ˈiːˌkɒmɜːs
inverse
ɪnˈvɜːs
nurse
nɜːs
purse
pɜːs
reverse
rɪˈvɜːs
sicknurse
ˈsɪkˌnɜːs
supernurse
ˈsuːpəˌnɜːs
transverse
trænzˈvɜːs
traverse
ˈtrævɜːs
universe
ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs
verse
vɜːs
wet-nurse
ˈwɛtnɜːs
worse
wɜːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALE NURSE

male
male bonding
male chauvinism
male chauvinist
male chauvinist pig
male fern
male menopause
male model
male prostitute
male thread
male-dominated
male-voice choir
maleate
Malebranche
maledicent
maledict
malediction
maledictive
maledictory
malefaction

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALE NURSE

agency nurse
charge nurse
consultant nurse
course
day nurse
dental nurse
district nurse
dry nurse
head nurse
hospital nurse
night nurse
nursery nurse
paediatric nurse
Plunket nurse
practical nurse
practice nurse
registered nurse
staff nurse
student nurse
visiting nurse
wet nurse

Synonyms and antonyms of male nurse in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «male nurse» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALE NURSE

Find out the translation of male nurse to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of male nurse from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «male nurse» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

男护士
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enfermero
570 millions of speakers

English

male nurse
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुरुष नर्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ممرض
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

медбрат
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

enfermeiro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুরুষ সেবক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

infirmier
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

jururawat lelaki
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Krankenpfleger
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

看護師
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

남자 간호사
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perawat lanang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

y tá nam
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆண் தாதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नर नर्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

erkek hemşire
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

infermiere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pielęgniarz
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

медбрат
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

male nurse
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νοσοκόμος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verpleër
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

manlig sjuksköterska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mannlig sykepleier
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of male nurse

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALE NURSE»

The term «male nurse» is normally little used and occupies the 113.852 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALE NURSE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «male nurse» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «male nurse» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about male nurse

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALE NURSE»

Discover the use of male nurse in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to male nurse and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Confessions of a male nurse
Confessions of a Male Nurse takes you on a rollercoaster ride through the on and off-duty life of a gay male nurse in the early 80s before AIDS became omnipresent.
Richard S. Ferri, 2005
2
Confessions of a Male Nurse (The Confessions Series)
From the people who brought you the bestselling Confessions of a GP.
Michael Alexander, 2012
3
The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder
Harrowing and irresistibly paced, this book will make you look at medicine, hospitals, and the people who work in them, in an entirely different way.
Charles Graeber, 2013
4
The Male Nurse: A Novel Based On a True Story
Jake Duke, MS, RN. Well, by the time the semester ended, I was so tired of threats from the friends of the resident advisor who got fired, that I decided to transfer out to another school. And, by the end of the first semester at the new school, my ...
Jake Duke, MS, RN, 2012
5
The Trained Nurse and Hospital Review
The catheterization of male patients is usually done by the physician or male nurse. However, in emergencies or with an unconscious patient the female nurse may be required to do it. At any rate, the female nurse should know at least what is ...
‎1921
6
Officer, Nurse, Woman: The Army Nurse Corps in the Vietnam War
Bush, “The Male Nurse: A Challenge to Traditional Role Identities,” Nursing Forum 15:4 (1976): 390–405; Jean Aldag and Cheryl Christensen, “Personality Correlates of Male Nurses,” Nursing Research 16:4 (Fall 1967): 375–76; Jean Kerz ...
Kara Dixon Vuic, 2010
7
Nursing World
Actuated by no other motive than to have a fair, square deal given to my fellow nurses, and firmly believing that there is glory enough to go around, I am taking the liberty of asking you why it is the male nurse gets so little mention in your ...
‎1920
8
Nurse
Morton, the male nurse, was ordered to be ready to take charge of the patient. As he was to go to the ward, a nurse prepared the bed, and the nurses in the operating-room made a survey to reassure themselves that all was in readiness.
‎1917
9
Am J Nurs
I cannot realize the woman physician, neither do I approve of the male nurse. It is generally allowed that the male nurse has his special line, but the longer I practise medicine the more firmly convinced I am that this is an error. Hospitals with ...
‎1913
10
Men in Nursing: History, Challenges, and Opportunities
RECENT STUDIES LaRocco's Study LaRocco (2004) explored the process leading to a male nurse's decision to become a nurse and the advantages and disadvantages of nursing as a career for men, and attempted to identify policies and ...
Chad O'Lynn RN, PhD, Russell Tranbarger RN, EdD, FAAN, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALE NURSE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term male nurse is used in the context of the following news items.
1
4-Year-Old Leukemia Patient 'Marries' Male Nurse In Ceremony At …
A male nurse at the Albany (New York) Medical Center's Melodies Center for Childhood Cancer helped create some memories for a girl with ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
2
Rape survivor who developed schizophrenia after attack by a male
Rape survivor who developed schizophrenia after attack by a male nurse has been institutionalised for 8 years. By Zairah Khurshid. July 19 ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
3
The Palestinian dancer who was locked away - Al-Monitor: the Pulse …
There is only a one male nurse who mistreats female prisoners and only provides them with painkillers. About the days spent in prison, Khattab ... «Al-Monitor, Jul 15»
4
4 year old girl marrying her male nurse video goes viral of Facebook
A young patient who is suffering with Leukaemia married a male nurse who is her favourite care taker in an awesome wedding. «Lauderdale Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Meet the 4-Year-Old That Married Her Nurse and Has Everyone on …
One four-year-old leukemia patient was “married” to her favorite male nurse in front of a very proud group of witnesses. The woman who filmed ... «GOOD Magazine, Jul 15»
6
Resistance fighters in 1974 coup 'were not that many'
At the hospital, a day later, amidst more physical abuse, he was recognised by a sympathetic male nurse, who alerted his supervisor. She gave ... «Cyprus Mail, Jul 15»
7
Reflections on the 25th Anniversary of the Americans With …
Fortunately I had a male nurse who was incredibly strong who could get me up and down those steps. I complained to my employer and asked ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
8
Vyapam deaths: Court rejects Indore jail authorities' plea to shift 17 …
"During a crisis, we have to depend only on a compounder and a male nurse," said Pandey. READ ALSO: 48 deaths, but MP BJP chief has no ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
Still no decision on extradition matter
The matter against the former male nurse was therefore adjourned until September 17. Forde, who resides at #2 Constance Drive, Seaview, ... «Barbados Today, Jul 15»
10
Man to man, sexual health needs are better met at male-only clinics
“If a man goes to the clinic and is seen by a male nurse, the nurse won't even have to ask him to unzip – he will already have done it because ... «Mail & Guardian Online, Jul 15»

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