student nurse

noun

1. a person who is training to be a nurse at a nursing school or hospital.

Word History and Origins

Origin of student nurse¹

First recorded in 1930–35

Example Sentences

Lucy Letby failed her final year student nurse placement because she was "cold" and lacking empathy with patients and families, a public inquiry has heard.

From BBC

A major bottleneck is limitations by hospitals on the number of student nurses they will accept for on-the-job training, she said.

From Los Angeles Times

The RCN has called on the government to provide better financial backing for student nurses.

From BBC

The student nurse even adopted one peahen who was disabled and could not survive alone.

From BBC

The condition was so debilitating for Ms Cutler that she had to give up being a student nurse at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge, and now runs her own home care business.

From BBC