homenursing

noun

UK /ˌhəʊmˈnɜːsɪŋ/

US /ˌhoʊmˈnɜːrsɪŋ/

Home nursing is when a nurse comes to your house to help you feel better.

After Grandma's surgery, the family arranged home nursing so she could recover in her own bed.

SYNONYMS

home health care in-home care domiciliary nursing home care visiting nursing

RELATED WORDS

caregiver patient recovery house call health aide

OTHER MEANINGS

2. The practice or profession of providing nursing care to patients in their own homes.

She specialized in home nursing after years of working in a busy hospital.

3. A service arranged by an agency that sends nurses to a person's residence.

The hospital set up home nursing before discharging him.

4. The act of caring for a sick family member at home without professional training.

His home nursing of his ill father lasted through the winter.