1
: the profession of a nurse
schools of nursing
2
: the duties of a nurse
proper nursing is difficult work
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She has been employed in nursing for several years now.
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Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Nearly 60% of California’s population lives in an area with a nursing shortage.
—Betty Limon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2025
The charity, which Harry has been a patron of since 2007, is holding its celebration evening honoring young people who live with challenging and life-limiting conditions and marking the contributions of those who look after them, from parents to nursing staff and carers.
—Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
In February, 2024, when a nursing student named Laken Riley was brutally raped and murdered by a Venezuelan immigrant in Georgia, Republicans at the state and national level argued that the perpetrator was connected to Tren de Aragua.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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