1
: the profession of a nurse
schools of nursing
2
: the duties of a nurse
proper nursing is difficult work
Examples of nursing in a Sentence
She has been employed in nursing for several years now.
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Blanton said the learning space is designed to prepare students by mirroring real-world nursing scenarios.
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Although the overwhelming majority of nursing homes with extremely high infection rates met or exceeded the minimum requirement for nursing hours, this minimum requirement did not suffice to keep residents safe from infectious disease.
—Julie K. Taitsman and Nancy Harrison, STAT, 24 May 2024
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Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 24 May 2024
Although the overwhelming majority of nursing homes with extremely high infection rates met or exceeded the minimum requirement for nursing hours, this minimum requirement did not suffice to keep residents safe from infectious disease.
—Julie K. Taitsman and Nancy Harrison, STAT, 24 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for nursing
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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing. Accessed 5 Jun. 2024.
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