Definitions for nursing
nurs·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nursing(noun)

   the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm

2. nursing(noun)

   the profession of a nurse

3. nursing, breast feeding(noun)

   nourishing at the breast

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. nursing(Noun)

   breastfeeding

2. nursing(Noun)

   The process or profession of caring for patients as a nurse.

   She went into nursing as a career.

3. nursing(Adjective)

   In the state of suckling young, lactating.

   The nursing bear wouldn't move far until her cubs were older.

4. nursing(Adjective)

   Referring to nurses.

   The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Nursing

   of Nurse

2. Nursing(adj)

   supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Nursing

   Nursing is a profession within the health care sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and quality of life. Nurses may be differentiated from other health care providers by their approach to patient care, training, and scope of practice. Nurses practice in a wide diversity of practice areas with a different scope of practice and level of prescriber authority in each. Many nurses provide care within the ordering scope of physicians, and this traditional role has come to shape the historic public image of nurses as care providers. However, nurses are permitted by most jurisdictions to practice independently in a variety of settings depending on training level. In the postwar period, nurse education has undergone a process of diversification towards advanced and specialized credentials, and many of the traditional regulations and provider roles are changing. The American Nurses Association states nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, communities, and populations.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Nursing

   The field of nursing care concerned with the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health.

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nursing' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4610

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nursing' in Nouns Frequency: #2536

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'nursing' in Adjectives Frequency: #901

Anagrams for nursing »

1. unrings

How to pronounce nursing?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of nursing in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of nursing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of nursing in a Sentence

1. Gerhard Kocher:

   Nursing would be a dream job if there were no doctors.

2. David Gifford:

   Nursing homes don't call the health department that often.

3. The Smithsonian:

   During this period of recovery, nursing provides some extra comfort.

4. Raivon Lee:

   The message is simply: Nursing is normal anytime, anywhere ... any way.

5. Kelly Fullwood:

   She fascinates me every day, she gets nursing. She gets what it's about.

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