How to Use nursing in a Sentence

nursing

noun
  • She has been employed in nursing for several years now.
  • So the daughter finds the number of the nursing bay and calls that.
    Weike Wang, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Now, mom and baby are both healthy and the calf is nursing well.
    Alison Fox, Travel + Leisure, 24 Jan. 2023
  • By then, Day said, Cigna had shifted much of the nursing work to the Philippines.
    Patrick Rucker, ProPublica, 29 Apr. 2024
  • Gross is no longer able to use his legs, feet or hands and requires around-the-clock nursing care, Collins said.
    Grace Hauck, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • Gakwa moved to Boise in 2019 from her native Kenya to study nursing.
    Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2023
  • Stephen was a nursing student at the time and was shuttling between the homes of his parents, who lived apart.
    Emma Steele, CBS News, 24 Nov. 2023
  • Others may work in nursing homes, which have had high rates of outbreaks.
    Josh Fischman, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Nearly two-thirds of the nursing homes that have closed since 2018 were in rural areas.
    Jayme Lozano, San Antonio Express-News, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Wash your bra, nursing clothes, pajamas, and bed sheets in hot water or bleach to kill the yeast.
    Donna Murray, Rn, Parents, 3 July 2024
  • The nursing director agreed, but only five caregivers showed up on the day of the training.
    AZCentral.com, 27 June 2023
  • Krantz said most have either died, moved away to live with their children, or are in nursing homes.
    Pam McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The 19-year-old nursing student had a gaping hole in his forehead.
    María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2023
  • These folks living long term in nursing homes may not need any skilled nursing care at all.
    Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • That's been the case for Regan Moran, 26, who is about to graduate with a nursing degree.
    Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
  • But there are also police overalls, a nursing cape, and a welder’s mask.
    Danica Kirka, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 June 2024
  • In most cases, the brand of nursing pillow was not specified.
    Suzy Khimm, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Florence Nightingale is the founder of modern-day nursing.
    Rebecca Norris, Woman's Day, 27 Jan. 2023
  • The entrepreneur made the switch from a career in nursing to running a business in late 2016.
    Laura Scudder, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022
  • The new guidelines announced Friday will apply to less than 0.5% of the nation's nursing homes.
    Amanda Seitz, ajc, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Abdel Nour has a nursing degree and knows the perils of not expelling a dead fetus.
    Suzan Haidamous, Washington Post, 6 Oct. 2022
  • It has been observed in nursing, but its prognosis is poor, NOAA said.
    USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The drop-down cups and side sling make this ideal for nursing or pumping postpartum.
    Jessica Booth, Parents, 2 June 2024
  • Abril Felipe, a nursing student, wore a high ponytail with a wide bow and a backpack shaped like a teddy bear.
    Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Within a half-hour of being born, the baby zebra was standing and nursing, the release said.
    Kolbie Peterson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 Sep. 2023
  • The calf measured 10 foot 9 inches in length at the time of her death and was determined to be a nursing calf based on the milk discovered in her stomach.
    Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The men, aged 26 to 74, worked in jobs including nursing, the military, journalism and in the prison system.
    Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Remember, what may be safe for an adult dog might not be suitable for a pregnant or nursing one.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2023
  • For Anyone looking for a nursing bra that has front drop-down cups and a clip closure for easy breastfeeding.
    Courtney Leiva, Peoplemag, 17 Aug. 2023
  • When the labs are complete in the fall of 2025, students will be able to practice in faux medical-surgical suites and intensive care units, nursing stations and radiology suites.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024

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