district nurse BrE

District nurses and social workers are based here as well.

Do you still stay in touch with the other district nurses?

She did not wake until the middle of the morning, when the district nurse came.

The Bill will also help district nurses and health visitors.

Health visitors and district nurses will also be on site.

While working as a district nurse, Johnson became interested in the needs of children.

Then we'll go and see the district nurse on Wednesday, is there anything you want me to say?

This award is given to district nurses who have worked for 21 years or more in the community.

He said yes but you now have your health centre and the district nurses work from there.

In your time as a district nurse, what were the greatest changes you noticed?

She told him what the district nurse had said about her grandmother's chances.

"And I'll get the district nurse to pop in later on."

District nurses can also be known as community nurse specialists.

He and his wife, Carole, a district nurse, have two young sons.

District nurses are considered to have an important role in the effective assessment and provision of community care.

Community services include district nursing, occupational therapy and health visitors.

District nursing and, to a lesser degree, health visiting services are important for older people.

Using a person outside the family circle, such as the district nurse, is positively the last resort.

We had a telephone call from the district nurse, at Ealing.

The district nurse usually comes to see the patient in the mornings, to help him get out of bed and wash.

If the person dies at home, the district nurse could be asked to complete last offices, or the family may wish to do so.

District nurses are crucial to the success of the scheme, Allen said.

In some areas, district nurses also visit in the evening and at night time.

I followed up with the district nurse for two weeks (every 3rd day) and then I was done.

But in the final weeks she began to fall, and I organized a home help and district nurse.