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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Within five years, the number of nursing programs in the state more than doubled.
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Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
For the previous three-year cycle, UTLA won a 21% raise, with additional pay going to union members with high-demand skills, including nurses, who received an extra $20,000 bump to better compete with nursing jobs outside education.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
While out on bail, Prager earned a nursing credential and began shadowing some of these doctors on their rounds.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
While the punk report was partly due to a nursing strike in California and also perhaps bad weather, there was no way to sugar coat the downward revisions to the previous two months, for a total of 69,000 fewer jobs than originally reported.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
For the previous three-year cycle, UTLA won a 21% raise, with additional pay going to union members with high-demand skills, including nurses, who received an extra $20,000 bump to better compete with nursing jobs outside education.
—Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
While out on bail, Prager earned a nursing credential and began shadowing some of these doctors on their rounds.
—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 17 Mar. 2026
While the punk report was partly due to a nursing strike in California and also perhaps bad weather, there was no way to sugar coat the downward revisions to the previous two months, for a total of 69,000 fewer jobs than originally reported.
—Jill Schlesinger, Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2026
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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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