public health nurse

public health nurse
public health nurse n VISITING NURSE

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(PHN) an especially prepared registered nurse employed in a community agency to safeguard the health of persons in the community, giving care to the sick in their homes, promoting health and well-being by teaching families how to keep well, and assisting in programs for the prevention of disease. Called also community health n. and visiting n.

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