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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Brown's nursing license is suspended pending a final decision by the Wisconsin Board of Nursing.
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Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Police said the scheme dates to the early days of the Covid pandemic when the need for nursing staffers was critical.
—Stephen Knobel, NBC news, 24 July 2025
Quinnipiac University has announced a new pediatric nursing scholarship honoring the life and legacy of Jennifer Lynn Hawke-Petit, a pediatric nurse who was murdered along with her two daughters in Cheshire on July 23, 2007.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
While some retail traders may score quick profits, history suggests such episodes of exuberance can quickly unwind, leaving latecomers nursing losses.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
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Sarah Volpenhein, jsonline.com, 25 July 2025
Police said the scheme dates to the early days of the Covid pandemic when the need for nursing staffers was critical.
—Stephen Knobel, NBC news, 24 July 2025
Quinnipiac University has announced a new pediatric nursing scholarship honoring the life and legacy of Jennifer Lynn Hawke-Petit, a pediatric nurse who was murdered along with her two daughters in Cheshire on July 23, 2007.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 23 July 2025
While some retail traders may score quick profits, history suggests such episodes of exuberance can quickly unwind, leaving latecomers nursing losses.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 23 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for nursing
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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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