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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Since the start of the month, Leah Richardson of Harrison, a single mom of four boys, a full-time nursing student and part-time nurse hasn't received her SNAP benefits because the federal government shutdown.
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Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
There are more than 100,000 caregivers in physician practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
In 2025, the Ig Nobel Prize in pediatrics went to Julie Mennella and Gary Beauchamp for studying what a nursing baby experiences when the baby’s mother eats garlic.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Killa Bee will tell the story of Bryony Tyrell, a mother of two with a master’s degree in nursing and a degree in molecular biology who worked at the ICU by day, navigating the challenges of the NHS, and at night transformed into one of Britain’s leading cage fighting prospects.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
There are more than 100,000 caregivers in physician practices, hospitals, outpatient clinics, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies and hospice centers.
—Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
In 2025, the Ig Nobel Prize in pediatrics went to Julie Mennella and Gary Beauchamp for studying what a nursing baby experiences when the baby’s mother eats garlic.
—Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2025
Killa Bee will tell the story of Bryony Tyrell, a mother of two with a master’s degree in nursing and a degree in molecular biology who worked at the ICU by day, navigating the challenges of the NHS, and at night transformed into one of Britain’s leading cage fighting prospects.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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