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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Atul Gupta, assistant professor in the department of health care management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, was one of several researchers who examined the acquisition of over 1,600 skilled nursing facilities by private equity firms between 2005 and 2016.
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
The fellows dealt with disciplines ranging from social work, nursing and public health, geography, architecture, performance studies, and art.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The nursing program follows a prolonged and public dispute between the city and SDSU over an earlier plan to bring the university’s television, film and new media program to the same complex, then called the Cinematic Arts Academic Center and Library.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Whether nursing remains aspirational over the next decade depends less on nurses’ pay and more on whether hospitals and health systems invest in the conditions that keep nurses at the bedside.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 15 Apr. 2026
The fellows dealt with disciplines ranging from social work, nursing and public health, geography, architecture, performance studies, and art.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
The nursing program follows a prolonged and public dispute between the city and SDSU over an earlier plan to bring the university’s television, film and new media program to the same complex, then called the Cinematic Arts Academic Center and Library.
—Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2026
Whether nursing remains aspirational over the next decade depends less on nurses’ pay and more on whether hospitals and health systems invest in the conditions that keep nurses at the bedside.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2026
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 16 Apr. 2026.
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