Sister

posted 14 years ago by sticks114
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Why were some of the nurses referred to as "sister"? They were not nuns. is this a British term for nurse?

[–] megatosspot 14 years ago

The nurse in charge of a ward, I think.

[–] tim-bateman 13 years ago

A Sister is to a Nurse approximately what a Corporal is to a Private.