Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nursing assistant

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.17 in modern English

Syllables: nurs-ing as-sis-tant
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A healthcare professional who provides basic patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

Inflected Forms

nursing assistants (plural) nurse's assistant (alternative) nurses' assistant (alternative) nurse-assistant (alternative) nurse assistant (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

physician assistant

Synonyms

certified nursing assistant NA

Questions

What does nursing assistant mean?: A healthcare professional who provides basic patient care under the supervision of a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.

How to pronounce nursing assistant

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