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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Computer science degrees tripled from 2010 to 2023, according to the report, while nursing increased by 96 percent and engineering majors surged by 63 percent.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The victim was initially roommates with the female suspect, a nursing assistant, France Bleu reported, before the female suspect's boyfriend moved in and the alleged torture began.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The real estate investment trust owns and develops senior housing, skilled nursing/post-acute care facilities and medical office buildings.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
With Young nursing an injury, too, Carolina will need to lean on its ground attack.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
The victim was initially roommates with the female suspect, a nursing assistant, France Bleu reported, before the female suspect's boyfriend moved in and the alleged torture began.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 22 Oct. 2025
The real estate investment trust owns and develops senior housing, skilled nursing/post-acute care facilities and medical office buildings.
—Michelle Fox, CNBC, 20 Oct. 2025
With Young nursing an injury, too, Carolina will need to lean on its ground attack.
—Charlotte Observer, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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