y tá trưởng
Definition
- Noun:
- Head nurse: The senior nurse in charge of a nursing department, ward, or team within a medical facility. This person typically has supervisory and administrative responsibilities over other nursing staff.
- Nursing supervisor: A nurse in a leadership position responsible for managing nursing care, staff schedules, and clinical operations in a specific unit.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Y tá trưởng đang kiểm tra các bệnh nhân nặng. (The head nurse is checking on the critical patients.)
- Mọi thắc mắc của y tá mới đều được gửi tới y tá trưởng. (All questions from the new nurses are sent to the nursing supervisor.)
- Cô ấy được bổ nhiệm làm y tá trưởng khoa Nhi. (She was appointed as the head nurse of the Pediatrics department.)
Advanced Usage
- The term implies a formal leadership role within a hospital's nursing hierarchy. It is a position, not just a description of experience.
Variants and Related Words
- Điều dưỡng trưởng (n): A more modern or formal term often equivalent to "head nurse" or "chief nursing officer," sometimes used in administrative contexts.
- Y tá (n): Nurse. The base term without the leadership role.
- Trưởng khoa (n): Head of a department (usually a doctor).
Synonyms
- Head nurse
- Nursing sister (common in some English-speaking regions)
- Charge nurse (similar, though sometimes for a specific shift)
- Nurse manager
- Senior nurse
Related Idioms
- : To hold the position of head nurse.
- Bà ấy đã giữ chức y tá trưởng hơn mười năm. (She has held the position of head nurse for over ten years.)