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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Under the new rules, graduate nursing students will be limited to borrowing $20,500 a year and $100,000 over the life of their graduate studies.
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Lisa Chambers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Noreus was one of 13 defendants charged in the second phase of Operation Nightingale, a nationwide investigation to uncover fraudulent nursing diploma mills.
—James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
The impact of those support networks became visible following the detention of the SCSU nursing student.
—Valentina Toro, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
Participating female nurses wear a white uniform, nursing cap and blue cape with a red lining, similar to capes worn by nurses on the battlefield, who would flip them over their shoulder to be seen so they wouldn’t be mistaken for the enemy, and so neither side would shoot at them.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
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Lisa Chambers, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026
Noreus was one of 13 defendants charged in the second phase of Operation Nightingale, a nationwide investigation to uncover fraudulent nursing diploma mills.
—James Cirrone, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026
The impact of those support networks became visible following the detention of the SCSU nursing student.
—Valentina Toro, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
Participating female nurses wear a white uniform, nursing cap and blue cape with a red lining, similar to capes worn by nurses on the battlefield, who would flip them over their shoulder to be seen so they wouldn’t be mistaken for the enemy, and so neither side would shoot at them.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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