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scrub nurse
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scrub nurse
n.
A specially trained nurse who directly assists a surgeon during an operation.
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Noun1.scrub nurse - a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgeryscrub nurse - a nurse who helps a surgeon prepare for surgery
nurse - one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)


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This greatly facilitates the work of assistants and scrub nurses during tonsillectomy.
It should be noted that the scrub nurses were aware of only three of 12 glove failures detected.
 
 
 
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