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noun
Date: 1860
1. the profession of a nurse <schools of nursing> 2. the duties of a nurse <proper nursing is difficult work>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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nursing — index conservation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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Nursing — For other uses, see Nursing (disambiguation). Nursing is a healthcare profession focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life from conception to death.… … Wikipedia
nursing — n. 1) to study nursing 2) community health, public health nursing (AE; BE has health visitor service) 3) geriatric, gerontological; maternal child health; medical surgical; obstetric; operating room; pediatric; practical; primary; professional;… … Combinatory dictionary
Nursing — 1) Profession concerned with the provision of services essential to the maintenance and restoration of health by attending the needs of sick persons. 2) Feeding a infant at the breast. * * * 1. Feeding an infant at the breast; tending and caring… … Medical dictionary
nursing — n. 1 the practice or profession of caring for the sick as a nurse. 2 (attrib.) concerned with or suitable for nursing the sick or elderly etc. (nursing home; nursing sister). Phrases and idioms: nursing officer a senior nurse (see senior nursing… … Useful english dictionary
