charge nurse
Noun
Meaning
charge nurse (plural charge nurses)
A supervisory nurse, usually assigned for a shift.
Synonyms
Examples
Constantinides comes to the position from her role as a charge nurse on the One South nursing unit.
When the supervisor arrived, he asked the charge nurse for her identification in order to obtain information for the incident report.
Charge nurse Matthew Paré puts on personal protective equipment (PPE) before entering the room of a patient who is being tested for coronavirus.