visiting nurse

noun

1. a registered nurse employed by a social service agency to give medical care to the sick in their homes or to implement other public health programs.

noun

1. (in the US) a registered nurse employed by a community, hospital, etc, to visit and nurse the sick in their homes or to promote public health

n.

1. A registered nurse employed by a public health agency or hospital to promote community health and especially to visit and administer treatment to sick people in their homes.