Select the sentence with the correct capitalization.
A) The nurse removed the Foley catheter that Dr. Smith had inserted the prior Friday.
B) The nurse removed the Foley Catheter that Dr. Smith had inserted the prior Friday.
C) The Nurse removed the Foley catheter that Dr. Smith had inserted the prior Friday.
I answered A but think C could be right also, with Nurse capitalized?
Nurse is not capitalized. Your first answer is correct -- A.
The correct answer is A) The nurse removed the Foley catheter that Dr. Smith had inserted the prior Friday.
In this sentence, "nurse" is written in lowercase, which is appropriate as "nurse" is not a proper noun. Proper nouns, which are the names of specific people, places, or things, are capitalized. In this case, "Foley catheter" is a common noun and should be written in lowercase. Similarly, "Dr. Smith" is a proper noun and should be capitalized, but "doctor" (in this case) is a common noun.
Regarding option C, where "Nurse" is capitalized, it is incorrect. Although "nurse" is a profession and one might think to capitalize it as a title, the general rule is to use lowercase for occupations unless they are used as part of someone's title immediately preceding their name (e.g., "Dr. Smith" or "Nurse Johnson").
Remember to reserve capitalization for proper nouns and to use lowercase for common nouns and generic terms.