hello nurse

hello nurse (plural hello nurses)

1. (informal) A nurse (healthcare practitioner) whose role is to greet and briefly assess incoming patients prior to treatment.
   • 2017, Bryan Fletcher, Another Runaway Bride, page 30:

     Regardless, and once under medical care, David sends a message to her family then he explains in great detail to a “hello nurse” named Samantha, who seems quite skeptical, as do others who now gather.

   • 2020, Jonathan Smart, Sooner Safer Happier:

     The job of a “hello nurse” is to meet a patient within five minutes of arrival—which they do, satisfying the relevant target. They then leave patients waiting for treatment for hours, which wasn't what the target intended.

   • 2022, Alicia Cameron, Building an Innovation Hotspot:

     […] many hospitals employed a 'hello nurse' to make contact with a patient shortly after they entered the hospital. The 'hello nurse' gave them a quick triage assessment before leaving people to wait for hours to be treated by a doctor.