hjúkrunarkona

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1)  a female nurse, a woman trained to provide care for the sick
 * Nýbökuð hjúkrunarkona.
 * A newly qualified nurse.

Usage notes
This term is not used officially any more and has largely been replaced by after nursing was established as a university programme in Iceland. It is appropriate in a historical context to refer to nurses under the old system. It also continues to be used by some, especially older people, to refer to modern nurses, but is considered by others to be outdated, even somewhat sexist or otherwise offensive. The newer term is also gender-neutral, while  refers specifically to a woman.