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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The bill is named after Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was murdered in February 2024 while jogging on the University of Georgia campus.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Undergraduate nursing students started class at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
Thirty-two Democrats joined all 51 voting Republicans and one independent vote to move forward with the legislation named after a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was killed by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant previously arrested for shoplifting.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
As his first major announcement since taking office Friday, Sen. Ruben Gallego co-sponsored the bill named after Laken Riley, the Georgia nursing student who was slain by an immigrant from Venezuela who crossed the border illegally.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Undergraduate nursing students started class at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.
—Ciara McCarthy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Jan. 2025
Thirty-two Democrats joined all 51 voting Republicans and one independent vote to move forward with the legislation named after a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was killed by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant previously arrested for shoplifting.
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
As his first major announcement since taking office Friday, Sen. Ruben Gallego co-sponsored the bill named after Laken Riley, the Georgia nursing student who was slain by an immigrant from Venezuela who crossed the border illegally.
—Rafael Bernal, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
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“Nursing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nursing. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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