Wardsmaid

Quick meaning: Wardsmaid is a noun meaning A woman who manages a hospital ward.

Meaning

A woman who manages a hospital ward.

Example Sentences

She was a wardsmaid at the Point Fortin Hospital for many years until she retired.

There was plenty to remember, but just then a trolley rattled in, pushed by a wiry wardsmaid in a pink uniform.

Chronic and quiet patients are just those who render most assistance in carrying on the daily routine of house-cleaning and other work in the asylum; and if they are removed it will be necessary in most cases to hire wardsmaids of a class much below that of the ordinary asylum attendant or nurse to replace them.

Word Forms

• wardsmaids

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