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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A graduate trained nurse who has passed a state registration examination and has been licensed to practice nursing.
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- noun A professional nurse who is a licensed graduate of a university or college of nursing who has successfully passed an examination such as
NCLEX-RN .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a graduate nurse who has passed examinations for registration
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