Meanings
plural hello nurses
- informalA nurse (healthcare practitioner) whose role is to greet and briefly assess incoming patients prior to treatment.
Regardless, and once under medical care, David sends a message to her family then he explains in great detail to a “hello nurse” named Samantha, who seems quite skeptical, as do others who now gather.
2017, Bryan Fletcher, Another Runaway Bride, page 302 more examples
The job of a “hello nurse” is to meet a patient within five minutes of arrival—which they do, satisfying the relevant target. They then leave patients waiting for treatment for hours, which wasn't what the target intended.
2020, Jonathan Smart, Sooner Safer Happier[…] many hospitals employed a 'hello nurse' to make contact with a patient shortly after they entered the hospital. The 'hello nurse' gave them a quick triage assessment before leaving people to wait for hours to be treated by a doctor.
2022, Alicia Cameron, Building an Innovation Hotspot
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