- nursing
- [[t]nɜ͟ː(r)sɪŋ[/t]]
N-UNCOUNTNursing is the profession of looking after people who are ill.
She had no aptitude for nursing...
Does the nursing staff seem to care?
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nursing — [nʉr′siŋ] n. 1. the duties or profession of a nurse 2. the medical care given by a nurse * * * nurs·ing (nûrʹsĭng) n. 1. The profession of a nurse. 2. The tasks or care of a nurse. * * * Health care profession providing physical and emotional… … Universalium
Nursing — Nurs ing, a. Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nursing — núrsing s. n. Trimis de siveco, 07.03.2007. Sursa: Dicţionar ortografic NÚRSING s. n. 1. îngrijire (a bolnavilor). ♢ (med.) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN … Dicționar Român
nursing — index conservation Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nursing — (n.) 1530s, verbal noun from NURSE (Cf. nurse) (v.). Meaning profession of one who nurses the sick is from 1860 … Etymology dictionary
nursing — /ˈnursin(g), ingl. ˈnYːsɪŋ/ [vc. ingl., deriv. da nurse] s. m. inv. assistenza infermieristica … Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione
nursing — [nʉr′siŋ] n. 1. the duties or profession of a nurse 2. the medical care given by a nurse … English World dictionary
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
