district nurse

noun

(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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"It's a case for a district nurse," he said, when he had explained briefly in a low tone the seriousness of the injuries.

The district nurse had done her level best to clear up, perhaps, but there had been no attempt at good cheer.

They were what she used when nursing with the district nurse in the village at home.

The district nurse had been sent for, and with the doctor watched the case anxiously all night through.

The dispensary doctor treats her without charge, and she has the occasional services of a district nurse.

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