practical nurse

noun

A person who is certified to provide custodial care such as help in walking, bathing, and feeding.

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PNlicensed practical nurseLPN
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Meanings

nounpractical nurse (plural practical nurses)

plural practical nurses

  1. A person who is certified to provide custodial care such as help in walking, bathing, and feeding.

    Synonyms: PN

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who is certified to provide custodial care such as help in walking, bathing, and feeding.

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PN

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
licensed practical nurseLPN
Broader
nurse

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish lähihoitaja
  • lähihoitajaindividual who provides custodial care
Swedish undersköterska
  • undersköterskaindividual who provides custodial care
Cite this entry
APA

practical nurse. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practical%20nurse

MLA

“practical nurse.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practical%20nurse. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “practical nurse,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/practical%20nurse.

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