nursing
noun
nurs·ing
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Definition of nursing
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
Nor was the director of nursing, Maria Castro, there. — Megan O'matz, sun-sentinel.com, "Inside the Hollywood Hills nursing home: Soaring temperatures, dying patients and a nurse asleep. Where were the people in charge?," 26 Aug. 2019 Lueck was a senior studying pre-nursing and kinesiology at the University of Utah. — Olivia Sanchez, USA TODAY, "Suspect in Utah student Mackenzie Lueck's death is charged in a second case," 20 Aug. 2019 Program growth Both the state legislature and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board have given the system the go-ahead to offer bachelor’s degrees in nursing, cybersecurity and energy, manufacturing and skilled trades. — Jane Stueckemann, Houston Chronicle, "Lone Star College Chancellor Stephen Head gives overview of system at annual convocation," 20 Aug. 2019 Lueck, who was studying kinesiology and pre-nursing, was expected to graduate from the University of Utah in 2020. — Andrea González-ramÃrez, refinery29.com, "Mackenzie Lueck's Alleged Killer Had Been Accused Of Rape & Threats," 5 July 2019 Dressed on Halloween night as the mother of modern nursing, Florence Nightingale, her character Becky answers a call from a man asking a lot of questions. — Rosy Cordero, EW.com, "Watch Paris Jackson stare danger in the face in exclusive Scream clip," 1 July 2019 Lueck is a part-time student in her senior year majoring in kinesiology and pre-nursing. — Fox News, "Last known person texting with missing Utah student Mackenzie Lueck is cooperating with investigation: police," 26 June 2019 Though Mya also helps fill entry-level finance and accounting type jobs, as well as nursing, internships and new graduate programs. — Edward C. Baig, USA TODAY, "Looking for work? Your next job interview might just come by text message," 31 July 2019 Bottlenose dolphins are doting mothers, nursing, protecting, and playing with their youngsters for up to six years. — Erica Tennenhouse, National Geographic, "Dolphin mom adopts whale calf—a first," 30 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nursing.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for nursing
nursing
noun
English Language Learners Definition of nursing
: the job of taking care of people who are sick, injured, or old
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nursing
noun
nurs·ing
Medical Definition of nursing
1
: the profession of a nurse
schools of nursing
2
: the duties of a nurse
proper nursing is difficult work
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