Nurse

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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)

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)