Meanings
noungraduate nurse (plural graduate nurses)
plural graduate nurses
- Someone who has completed all studies to become a nurse but is not yet certified as one.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who has completed the course of study (including hospital practice) at a nurses training school
Similar
trained nurse
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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APA
graduate nurse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graduate%20nurse
MLA
“graduate nurse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graduate%20nurse. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “graduate nurse,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graduate%20nurse.
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