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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The research explains that the breast remodels itself to prepare for nursing — and then when nursing is over, remodels itself again through a process called involution.
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Araújo kept her head down and graduated in the top 10 of her class in 2020 before enrolling at a nursing program at East Carolina University.
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Advocates warn that new cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates of 3% to 10% could deepen an existing nursing shortage, forcing families to go without full coverage and pushing some patients into institutions.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Attorneys say the measure could disproportionately affect colleges and hospitals that rely on H-1B workers in areas such as nursing and engineering, sectors already facing shortages.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Araújo kept her head down and graduated in the top 10 of her class in 2020 before enrolling at a nursing program at East Carolina University.
—Taylor Lorenz, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Advocates warn that new cuts to Medicaid reimbursement rates of 3% to 10% could deepen an existing nursing shortage, forcing families to go without full coverage and pushing some patients into institutions.
—Nora O'Neill, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Attorneys say the measure could disproportionately affect colleges and hospitals that rely on H-1B workers in areas such as nursing and engineering, sectors already facing shortages.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
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 31 Oct. 2025.
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