noun
private nurse (female); patient attendant
Now deprecated; the modern term is 付き添い看護師. This older form specifically referred to a female nurse or attendant who stayed with a patient.
See also: 付き添い看護師
昔は付き添い看護婦が患者の身の回りの世話をした。
In the past, a private nurse took care of the patient's daily needs.
この病院ではまだ付き添い看護婦という言葉が使われていた。
The term 付き添い看護婦 was still used at this hospital.
Modern, gender-neutral term for a private nurse or patient attendant; replaces 付き添い看護婦.
Compound of 付き添い (attending, accompanying) and 看護婦 (female nurse). The second element is now often replaced by 看護師 (nurse, gender-neutral).