charge nurse

noun

: a nurse who is in charge of one section of a hospital

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Natalie Cruz, the head of the ER, played by Justina Machado, speaks Spanish in many scenes, as does Daniela Nieves, who plays new intern Camila, and Arturo del Puerto, who plays Luis, the ER’s charge nurse. Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 7 Apr. 2025 And in a role that deserves more screen time, the ER’s no-nonsense charge nurse who keeps all the plates spinning is played by Arturo Del Puerto. Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 In Max’s The Pitt, that person is charge nurse Dana Evans, played by Katherine LaNasa (Truth Be Told, Devious Maids). Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025 What The Pitt demonstrates is a very common model, where physicians are constantly looking at a central screen figuring out what’s next, and the charge nurse is calling out what emergencies are coming through next. Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025 Barrett plays Maggie Lockwood, charge nurse of the emergency department. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2024 The log for 2 a.m. to 5 a.m. had been pre-filled but a medical assistant and the charge nurse, Annessa Moore, decided to put that document in the medical shredder bin and create a new one, investigators said. Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 2 June 2024 And so immediately, the charge nurse started doing CPR and people were just yelling, 'call code,' and frantic chaos ensued at that point. Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2024 The body-cam footage includes an interview with the charge nurse in the hours after Bertonazzi’s injury, in which the nurse told Baltimore police officers there was no violent interaction with the man. Katie Mettler, Washington Post, 4 Nov. 2023

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Medical Definition

charge nurse

noun
: a nurse who is in charge of a health-care unit (as a hospital ward, emergency room, or nursing home)
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