Nursing word search word list

59 words, hand-picked to fit a 15×15 grid. Free to use in any puzzle you make, including ones you sell.

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The list

• Ambulance
• Anesthesia
• Antiseptic
• Bandage
• Bedside
• Biopsy
• Cardiac
• Caregiver
• Catheter
• Checkup
• Clinic
• Clipboard
• Crutch
• Diagnosis
• Discharge
• Dosage
• Fever
• Fracture
• Gauze
• Glove
• Gurney
• Hospice
• Hygiene
• Incision
• Infection
• Infusion
• Injection
• Insulin
• Mask
• Maternity
• Medication
• Monitor
• Needle
• Oxygen
• Paramedic
• Pediatric
• Prescription
• Pulse
• Recovery
• Rehab
• Sanitize
• Scrubs
• Shift
• Sling
• Splint
• Sterile
• Stethoscope
• Surgery
• Suture
• Symptom
• Syringe
• Therapy
• Thermometer
• Triage
• Vaccine
• Vitals
• Ward
• Wheelchair
• Wound

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Crossword clues for every word

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• Ambulance — Emergency vehicle that rushes patients to hospital
• Anesthesia — Medicine that numbs pain during an operation
• Antiseptic — Liquid that kills germs on skin
• Bandage — Strip wrapped around a cut to protect it
• Bedside — Right next to the patient's bed
• Biopsy — Sample of tissue taken for testing
• Cardiac — Relating to the heart
• Caregiver — Person who looks after someone in need
• Catheter — Thin tube inserted to drain fluid
• Checkup — Routine visit to see how a patient is doing
• Clinic — Small medical office for outpatient visits
• Clipboard — Flat pad that holds patient charts and notes
• Crutch — Support under the arm for a hurt leg
• Diagnosis — Doctor's conclusion about what's wrong
• Discharge — Official release from a hospital stay
• Dosage — Amount of medicine to take
• Fever — Body temperature higher than normal
• Fracture — Medical term for a broken bone
• Gauze — Loose woven cloth used in dressings
• Glove — Thin covering worn on the hand for hygiene
• Gurney — Wheeled stretcher for moving patients
• Hospice — Care facility for the terminally ill
• Hygiene — Practice of keeping clean to prevent illness
• Incision — Cut made by a surgeon
• Infection — Illness caused by germs invading the body
• Infusion — Drink made by steeping
• Injection — Dose given with a needle
• Insulin — Hormone diabetics may need to inject
• Mask — Covers the face in disguise
• Maternity — Relating to childbirth
• Medication — Drug given to treat illness
• Monitor — Device that listens in the nursery
• Needle — Sharp point used for an injection
• Oxygen — Gas given to help a patient breathe
• Paramedic — Emergency responder in the ambulance
• Pediatric — Relating to the care of children
• Prescription — Doctor's written order for medicine
• Pulse — Rhythmic beat felt at the wrist
• Recovery — Period of healing after illness or surgery
• Rehab — Program to restore strength after injury
• Sanitize — Make free of germs
• Scrubs — Loose clothing worn by medical staff
• Shift — Block of hours someone works
• Sling — Support that holds an injured arm still
• Splint — Rigid support for a broken limb
• Sterile — Completely free of germs
• Stethoscope — Instrument for listening to the heart and lungs
• Surgery — Operation performed to treat a condition
• Suture — Stitch used to close a wound
• Symptom — Sign that something is wrong with the body
• Syringe — Device with a plunger for giving injections
• Therapy — Treatment aimed at recovery
• Thermometer — Instrument that measures heat
• Triage — Sorting patients by how urgent their need is
• Vaccine — Shot that builds immunity to a disease
• Vitals — Basic measurements like pulse and blood pressure
• Ward — Hospital room shared by several patients
• Wheelchair — Wheeled seat for someone who cannot walk
• Wound — Injury that breaks the skin

A puzzle made from it

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