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nursing definition

nurs·ing (nʉr′siŋ)

noun

  1. the duties or profession of a nurse
  2. the medical care given by a nurse

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nursing Synonyms

nursing

modif.

  1. Acting as a nurse

    fostering, cherishing, watching over, caring for, attending, devoting oneself to, bringing up; see also tending 2.

  2. Gaining nourishment by suckling

    taking nourishment, sucking, milking, feeding, suckling.


nursing

n.

nurse's training, profession of a nurse, duties of a nurse, health care, healing, treating.


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nursing Usage Examples

Preposition: as

  • profession: Various concepts of nursing as a profession and professional development are examined and this leads into the final area of collaborative care.

Converse of object

  • strengthen: Strengthening the nursing, midwifery and health visiting contribution to health and health care.

Adjective modifier

  • psychiatric: He began his training at Buckland before psychiatric nursing at Guy's.

Modifies a noun

  • home: In 1945 Baillie Scott moved to a Brighton nursing home where he died on the 10 February, age 79.

Noun used with modifier

  • pre-registration: Future areas for research are in the introduction of problem based learning, manual handling and the teaching of numeracy to pre-registration nursing students.
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nursing quotes

Still nursing the unconquerable hope, Still clutching the inviolable shade.

-Arnold, Matthew

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