health professional vs nurse

nurse vs health professional

health professional and nurse both are nouns.

health professional is not a verb while nurse is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
health professional	Yes	No	No	No
nurse	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, nurse is a hyponym of health professional; that is, nurse is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than health professional:

health professional: a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability
nurse: one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)

Other hyponyms of health professional include bonesetter, electrologist, medical assistant, medical man, medical practitioner, apothecary, chemist, druggist, pharmacist, pill pusher, pill roller.

health professional (noun)	nurse (noun)
a person who helps in identifying or preventing or treating illness or disability	one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
	a woman who is the custodian of children

health professional (verb)	nurse (verb)
	try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
	give suck to
	maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings)
	serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
	treat carefully

Difference between health professional and nurse

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