Nursing Aide (Noun)
Meaning
Someone who assists a nurse in tasks that require little formal training.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The nursing aide helped the nurse take the patient's vital signs and record them in the chart.
- A nursing aide is often responsible for helping patients with daily living activities such as bathing and dressing.
- The nursing aide worked closely with the nurse to ensure that all patients received their medications on time.
- The hospital hired a new nursing aide to assist with the morning shift on the pediatric ward.
- After completing her training, Maria was certified as a nursing aide and started working at a nursing home.