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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Ginna, who hailed from Sidney, Maine, was a nursing student at St. Anselm College in Goffstown, New Hampshire, and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2000.
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Ashley Hume, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Her wide-ranging nursing career included hospital staff nurse, cardiology, industry technical support, hospital management, and clinic nursing.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The program partners with specific programs at institutions that have a track record of graduating students and placing them in good-paying jobs in nursing, radiography, welding, HVAC, and other industries.
—Tracy Palandjian, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student, was killed in 2024 by a Venezuelan man living illegally in the United States who had previously been arrested for shoplifting but not deported.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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Ashley Hume, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
Her wide-ranging nursing career included hospital staff nurse, cardiology, industry technical support, hospital management, and clinic nursing.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
The program partners with specific programs at institutions that have a track record of graduating students and placing them in good-paying jobs in nursing, radiography, welding, HVAC, and other industries.
—Tracy Palandjian, TIME, 6 Feb. 2025
Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student, was killed in 2024 by a Venezuelan man living illegally in the United States who had previously been arrested for shoplifting but not deported.
—Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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