sygeplejer
Sygeplejer is a Danish term that can function as a verb meaning to nurse, and in older or regional usage it has appeared as a noun referring to a nurse. In contemporary Danish, the standard noun for a nurse is sygeplejerske, with plural sygeplejersker. As a verb, at sygepleje describes the act of providing nursing care, and the present tense form is sygeplejer for the third person singular (he/she nurses). The noun form sygeplejer is now uncommon in modern clinical language and is largely found in historical texts or dialectal use.
Nurses provide direct patient care, monitor health status, administer medications and treatments, assist with procedures, and
Nursing is a regulated health profession in Denmark. Practicing as a nurse requires completing an accredited
The term sygeplejer survives mainly in historical or dialectal Danish and is not the preferred term for