nursing

noun

nurs·​ing ˈnər-siŋ 

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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Many people quickly balked that degrees such as nursing, accounting, architecture and physical therapy were excluded and confined to loan limits of $20,500 annually and $100,000 over a lifetime. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 26 June 2026

And this is exactly why lawmakers solving for the nursing shortage miss the forest for the trees. — Barb Clapp, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026

Skilled nursing, long-term care, med-surgical and behavioral health tend to be better natural fits because the workflows are more standardized, and the clinical bar, while high, is less institution-specific. — Curtis Anderson, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

Spain striker Lamine Yamal, who entered the tournament nursing a left hamstring injury, had a lackluster outing and again didn’t play the entire match, being replaced by Ferran Torres in the 76th minute. — ABC News, 26 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1533, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing nursing

• nursing home
• nursing school

Rhymes for nursing

• cursing
• pursing
• coercing
• conversing
• disbursing
• dispersing
• immersing
• rehearsing
• reversing
• traversing
• reimbursing

Medical Definition

nursing

noun

nurs·​ing

1

: the profession of a nurse

schools of nursing

2

: the duties of a nurse

proper nursing is difficult work