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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For more than a decade, Schroeder worked as a nursing assistant in memory care before she was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2022.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
George also has to take a two-hour critical thinking course and an eight-hour ethics and legal aspects of nursing within the next six months.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Born John Dela Cruz, Nurse John began posting on social media as a means of coping with the intense experience of nursing during the Covid pandemic, in what amounted to a brutal introduction to the field, post-grad.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026
Rafi worked 35 hours a week as a certified nursing assistant while attending high school and learning English.
—Jennifer Obel, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 13 Jan. 2026
George also has to take a two-hour critical thinking course and an eight-hour ethics and legal aspects of nursing within the next six months.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Born John Dela Cruz, Nurse John began posting on social media as a means of coping with the intense experience of nursing during the Covid pandemic, in what amounted to a brutal introduction to the field, post-grad.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Jan. 2026
Rafi worked 35 hours a week as a certified nursing assistant while attending high school and learning English.
—Jennifer Obel, Denver Post, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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