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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Supporting Career Changers Entering Healthcare There is an influx of people entering the nursing profession after building experience in unrelated fields.
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Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
Gibson retired from nursing in 1980, but her service never stopped.
—Najahe Sherman, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Under the new provisions, those seeking nursing degrees would be eligible for $100,000 in federal student loans toward graduate programs over their lifetime, just half of the $200,000 that would be available to them if nursing was designated as a professional degree.
—Christopher O’Connor, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
McCary and her husband, Sidney Johnson, moved to Laguna Woods Village retirement community in 2014, after Johnson retired from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and McCary was wrapping up her nursing career.
—Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 25 Jan. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2026
Gibson retired from nursing in 1980, but her service never stopped.
—Najahe Sherman, Miami Herald, 3 Feb. 2026
Under the new provisions, those seeking nursing degrees would be eligible for $100,000 in federal student loans toward graduate programs over their lifetime, just half of the $200,000 that would be available to them if nursing was designated as a professional degree.
—Christopher O’Connor, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2026
McCary and her husband, Sidney Johnson, moved to Laguna Woods Village retirement community in 2014, after Johnson retired from the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and McCary was wrapping up her nursing career.
—Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 25 Jan. 2026
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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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