SARAH: The word “nurse” derives from the latin, nutricia, which was the word for a woman engaged to breast feed an infant. This original meaning of “nurse” is still evidenced in the expression “to nurse a baby.”

RALPH: The nurse’s responsibilities often included a broad range of child care; so Juliet’s  nurse’s job could best be described as that of a nanny.

SARAH: It is only in modern times that the word nurse has come to mean someone trained to care for the sick.