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'''Nurses''' were health care professionals generally subordinate to [[medical doctor]]s. Some were surgical nurses, who actively assisted surgeons during invasive operations. Others focused more on [[patient]] care in general [[hospital]]s or specialised facilities such as mental institutions and research laboratories. Still others worked in emergency settings, which often required a blend of surgical and patient care. | '''Nurses''' were health care professionals generally subordinate to [[medical doctor]]s. Some were surgical nurses, who actively assisted surgeons during invasive operations. Others focused more on [[patient]] care in general [[hospital]]s or specialised facilities such as mental institutions and research laboratories. Still others worked in emergency settings, which often required a blend of surgical and patient care. Finally, some worked for private institutions, such as schools or companies. | ||
Occasionally, individuals impersonated nurses, usually to enact a criminal plan or [[alien invasion]]. | Occasionally, individuals impersonated nurses, usually to enact a criminal plan or [[alien invasion]]. | ||
Secondarily, '''"Nurse"''' was also a surname, likely only amongst [[English]]-speaking [[human]]s. | Secondarily, '''"Nurse"''' was also a surname, likely only amongst [[English]]-speaking [[human]]s. | ||
==As medical term== | == As medical term == | ||
====General hospital nurses==== | ==== General hospital nurses ==== | ||
*[[Nurse (Spearhead from Space)|A nurse]] at [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital]] who assisted Dr. [[Henderson (Spearhead from Space)|Henderson]] in his care of the post-[[regeneration|regenerative]] [[Third Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') | * [[Nurse (Spearhead from Space)|A nurse]] at [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital]] who assisted Dr. [[Henderson (Spearhead from Space)|Henderson]] in his care of the post-[[regeneration|regenerative]] [[Third Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') | ||
*The [[Sisters of Plenitude]] — including [[Casp|Matron Casp]], [[Jatt|Sister Jatt]], [[Novice Hame]], and [[Corvin|Sister Corvin]] — a group of [[Catkind]] nurses, at least some of whom seemed to act more like [[medical doctor]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') | * The [[Sisters of Plenitude]] — including [[Casp|Matron Casp]], [[Jatt|Sister Jatt]], [[Novice Hame]], and [[Corvin|Sister Corvin]] — a group of [[Catkind]] nurses, at least some of whom seemed to act more like [[medical doctor]]s. ([[DW]]: ''[[New Earth (TV story)|New Earth]]'') | ||
*A [[Nurse (Dead Man Walking)|nurse]] at an unnamed [[Cardiff]] [[hospital]] who opined that a heavily-aged [[Martha Jones]] would likely die. ([[TW]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking]]'') | * A [[Nurse (Dead Man Walking)|nurse]] at an unnamed [[Cardiff]] [[hospital]] who opined that a heavily-aged [[Martha Jones]] would likely die. ([[TW]]: ''[[Dead Man Walking]]'') | ||
*[[Rory Williams]], Amy Pond's husband worked at [[Royal Leadworth Hospital]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') | * [[Rory Williams]], Amy Pond's husband worked at [[Royal Leadworth Hospital]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour]]'') | ||
*A [[Nurse (Let's Kill Hitler)|nurse ]] | * A [[Nurse (Let's Kill Hitler)|nurse who]] worked under the [[Sisters of the Infinite Schism]]. ([[DW]]: [[Let's Kill Hitler|''Let's Kill Hitler'']]) | ||
====Surgical nurses==== | ==== Surgical nurses ==== | ||
*[[Curtis (Doctor Who)|Curtis]], Dr. [[Grace Holloway]]'s surgical assistant in the unsuccessful operation on the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'') | * [[Curtis (Doctor Who)|Curtis]], Dr. [[Grace Holloway]]'s surgical assistant in the unsuccessful operation on the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
*[[Nurse (The Long Game)|The nurse]] who implanted an [[infospike]] into the [[brain]] of [[Adam Mitchell]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'') | * [[Nurse (The Long Game)|The nurse]] who implanted an [[infospike]] into the [[brain]] of [[Adam Mitchell]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Long Game]]'') | ||
====Emergency nurses==== | ==== Emergency nurses ==== | ||
=====Civilian===== | ===== Civilian ===== | ||
*[[Thomas Hector Schofield]] — or "Hex" — a nurse at [[St. Gart's Hospital]], who became a [[companion]] of the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Harvest]]'', et al) | * [[Thomas Hector Schofield]] — or "Hex" — a nurse at [[St. Gart's Hospital]], who became a [[companion]] of the [[Seventh Doctor]]. ([[BFA]]: ''[[The Harvest]]'', et al) | ||
*[[Wheeler]], an emergency room nurse at [[Walker General Hospital]], who assisted in the initial examination of the [[Seventh Doctor]], following gunshot wounds. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'') | * [[Wheeler]], an emergency room nurse at [[Walker General Hospital]], who assisted in the initial examination of the [[Seventh Doctor]], following gunshot wounds. ([[DW]]: ''[[Doctor Who (1996)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
*A [[senior nurse (From Out of the Rain)|senior]] and [[A&E nurse (From Out of the Rain)|A&E nurse]] in an unnamed [[Cardiff]] hospital who attended victims of the [[Night Travellers]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[From Out of the Rain]]'') | * A [[senior nurse (From Out of the Rain)|senior]] and [[A&E nurse (From Out of the Rain)|A&E nurse]] in an unnamed [[Cardiff]] hospital who attended victims of the [[Night Travellers]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[From Out of the Rain]]'') | ||
=====Military===== | ===== Military ===== | ||
*Lady [[Jennifer Buckingham]], a [[British]] nurse and ambulance driver during [[World War I]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'') | * Lady [[Jennifer Buckingham]], a [[British]] nurse and ambulance driver during [[World War I]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The War Games]]'') | ||
*Nurse [[Crane (The Curse of Fenric)|Crane]], a [[British Army]]-supplied nurse for the ailing Dr. [[Judson]] during [[World War II]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'') | * Nurse [[Crane (The Curse of Fenric)|Crane]], a [[British Army]]-supplied nurse for the ailing Dr. [[Judson]] during [[World War II]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Curse of Fenric]]'') | ||
*A [[British Army]] [[Nurse (To the Last Man)|nurse]] at [[St. Teilo's Military Hospital]] who ministered to [[Tommy Brockless]]' psychological scars from [[World War I]] combat. ([[TW]]: ''[[To the Last Man]]'') | * A [[British Army]] [[Nurse (To the Last Man)|nurse]] at [[St. Teilo's Military Hospital]] who ministered to [[Tommy Brockless]]' psychological scars from [[World War I]] combat. ([[TW]]: ''[[To the Last Man]]'') | ||
*Commander [[Strax]], a [[Sontaran ]]commander demoted to nursing duties for military dishonour, who died fighting alongside [[The Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] at the [[Battle of Demon's Run]]. | * Commander [[Strax]], a [[Sontaran ]]commander demoted to nursing duties for military dishonour, who died fighting alongside [[The Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]] at the [[Battle of Demon's Run]]. | ||
====Specialised nurses==== | ==== Specialised nurses ==== | ||
=====At research institutions===== | ===== At research institutions ===== | ||
*[[Marius' Nurse|Marius' nurse]] and [[Reception Nurse|the reception nurse]] at the [[Bi-Al Foundation]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'') | * [[Marius' Nurse|Marius' nurse]] and [[Reception Nurse|the reception nurse]] at the [[Bi-Al Foundation]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'') | ||
*[[Plummer]], a practical assistant to Dr. [[Aaron Copley]] ([[TW]]: ''[[Reset (Torchwood story)|Reset]]'') | * [[Plummer]], a practical assistant to Dr. [[Aaron Copley]] ([[TW]]: ''[[Reset (Torchwood story)|Reset]]'') | ||
*[[Miss Foster]], a neo-natal nurse, posing as the head of a [[Adipose Industries|commercial pharmaceutical company]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') | * [[Miss Foster]], a neo-natal nurse, posing as the head of a [[Adipose Industries|commercial pharmaceutical company]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Partners in Crime]]'') | ||
=====At mental institutions===== | ===== At mental institutions ===== | ||
====Private nurses==== | ==== Private nurses ==== | ||
*[[Nurse (The Sun Makers)|A nurse]] for [[The Company]] on [[Pluto]] who announced [[Cordo]]'s father's death. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sun Makers]]'') | * [[Nurse (The Sun Makers)|A nurse]] for [[The Company]] on [[Pluto]] who announced [[Cordo]]'s father's death. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sun Makers]]'') | ||
*[[Joan Redfern (TV character)|Joan Redfern]], a nurse at [[Farringham School for Boys]], who met [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]] — and the [[Tenth Doctor]] — in [[1913]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'') | * [[Joan Redfern (TV character)|Joan Redfern]], a nurse at [[Farringham School for Boys]], who met [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]] — and the [[Tenth Doctor]] — in [[1913]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'') | ||
====False nurses==== | ==== False nurses ==== | ||
*The [[Deffry Vale High School]] [[Nurse (School Reunion)|nurse]], in fact a [[Krillitane]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'') | * The [[Deffry Vale High School]] [[Nurse (School Reunion)|nurse]], in fact a [[Krillitane]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[School Reunion]]'') | ||
*[[Lythia]], a shape-changed impostor at [[Hippocrates Base]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Sins of the Fathers]]'') | * [[Lythia]], a shape-changed impostor at [[Hippocrates Base]]. ([[DWM]]: ''[[Sins of the Fathers]]'') | ||
*[[Helen Sherman]], a woman who told [[Toshiko Sato]] and [[Ianto Jones]] she was a nurse, likely in order to cover for the fact that she was, in fact, a [[cannibal]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Countrycide]]'') | * [[Helen Sherman]], a woman who told [[Toshiko Sato]] and [[Ianto Jones]] she was a nurse, likely in order to cover for the fact that she was, in fact, a [[cannibal]]. ([[TW]]: ''[[Countrycide]]'') | ||
*[[Verity Smith]], the unseen, [[TARDIS]]-invented mother of [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'') | * [[Verity Smith]], the unseen, [[TARDIS]]-invented mother of [[John Smith (Tenth Doctor)|John Smith]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Human Nature (TV story)|Human Nature]]'') | ||
*[[Xanxia]], a [[hologram|holographic]] projection of Queen Xanxia, who pretended to be the personal nurse of [[The Captain]] on [[Zanak]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]])'' | * [[Xanxia]], a [[hologram|holographic]] projection of Queen Xanxia, who pretended to be the personal nurse of [[The Captain]] on [[Zanak]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The Pirate Planet]])'' | ||
== As surname == | |||
* [[Rebecca Nurse|Rebecca]] and [[Francis Nurse]], two [[Massachusetts]] citizens involved in the [[witchcraft]] trials of the [[17th century]], whom the [[First Doctor]], [[Ian]], [[Barbara]] and [[Susan Foreman|Susan]] met. ([[PDA]]: ''[[The Witch Hunters]]'') | |||
[[Category:Disambiguation]] | [[Category:Disambiguation]] | ||
[[Category:Occupations]] | [[Category:Occupations]] | ||
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Nurses were health care professionals generally subordinate to medical doctors. Some were surgical nurses, who actively assisted surgeons during invasive operations. Others focused more on patient care in general hospitals or specialised facilities such as mental institutions and research laboratories. Still others worked in emergency settings, which often required a blend of surgical and patient care. Finally, some worked for private institutions, such as schools or companies.
Occasionally, individuals impersonated nurses, usually to enact a criminal plan or alien invasion.
Secondarily, "Nurse" was also a surname, likely only amongst English-speaking humans.
As medical term
General hospital nurses
- A nurse at Ashbridge Cottage Hospital who assisted Dr. Henderson in his care of the post-regenerative Third Doctor. (DW: Spearhead from Space)
- The Sisters of Plenitude — including Matron Casp, Sister Jatt, Novice Hame, and Sister Corvin — a group of Catkind nurses, at least some of whom seemed to act more like medical doctors. (DW: New Earth)
- A nurse at an unnamed Cardiff hospital who opined that a heavily-aged Martha Jones would likely die. (TW: Dead Man Walking)
- Rory Williams, Amy Pond's husband worked at Royal Leadworth Hospital. (DW: The Eleventh Hour)
- A nurse who worked under the Sisters of the Infinite Schism. (DW: Let's Kill Hitler)
Surgical nurses
- Curtis, Dr. Grace Holloway's surgical assistant in the unsuccessful operation on the Seventh Doctor. (DW: Doctor Who)
- The nurse who implanted an infospike into the brain of Adam Mitchell. (DW: The Long Game)
Emergency nurses
Civilian
- Thomas Hector Schofield — or "Hex" — a nurse at St. Gart's Hospital, who became a companion of the Seventh Doctor. (BFA: The Harvest, et al)
- Wheeler, an emergency room nurse at Walker General Hospital, who assisted in the initial examination of the Seventh Doctor, following gunshot wounds. (DW: Doctor Who)
- A senior and A&E nurse in an unnamed Cardiff hospital who attended victims of the Night Travellers. (TW: From Out of the Rain)
Military
- Lady Jennifer Buckingham, a British nurse and ambulance driver during World War I. (DW: The War Games)
- Nurse Crane, a British Army-supplied nurse for the ailing Dr. Judson during World War II. (DW: The Curse of Fenric)
- A British Army nurse at St. Teilo's Military Hospital who ministered to Tommy Brockless' psychological scars from World War I combat. (TW: To the Last Man)
- Commander Strax, a Sontaran commander demoted to nursing duties for military dishonour, who died fighting alongside The Doctor at the Battle of Demon's Run.
Specialised nurses
At research institutions
- Marius' nurse and the reception nurse at the Bi-Al Foundation. (DW: The Invisible Enemy)
- Plummer, a practical assistant to Dr. Aaron Copley (TW: Reset)
- Miss Foster, a neo-natal nurse, posing as the head of a commercial pharmaceutical company. (DW: Partners in Crime)
At mental institutions
Private nurses
- A nurse for The Company on Pluto who announced Cordo's father's death. (DW: The Sun Makers)
- Joan Redfern, a nurse at Farringham School for Boys, who met John Smith — and the Tenth Doctor — in 1913. (DW: Human Nature)
False nurses
- The Deffry Vale High School nurse, in fact a Krillitane. (DW: School Reunion)
- Lythia, a shape-changed impostor at Hippocrates Base. (DWM: Sins of the Fathers)
- Helen Sherman, a woman who told Toshiko Sato and Ianto Jones she was a nurse, likely in order to cover for the fact that she was, in fact, a cannibal. (TW: Countrycide)
- Verity Smith, the unseen, TARDIS-invented mother of John Smith. (DW: Human Nature)
- Xanxia, a holographic projection of Queen Xanxia, who pretended to be the personal nurse of The Captain on Zanak. (DW: The Pirate Planet)
As surname
- Rebecca and Francis Nurse, two Massachusetts citizens involved in the witchcraft trials of the 17th century, whom the First Doctor, Ian, Barbara and Susan met. (PDA: The Witch Hunters)
