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Practical Nurse

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

a nurse who has enough training to be licensed by a state to provide routine care for the sick

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Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
licensed practical nurse
plural
Practical Nurses
possessive
Practical Nurse's
pluralpossessive
Practical Nurses'