Nursing
11nursing — 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… …
12nursing — nursage [ nɶrsaʒ ] n. m. • 1985; de l angl. nurse « infirmière », d apr. nursing ♦ Méd. Ensemble des soins hygiéniques et médicaux destinés à assurer le confort et la propreté des malades hospitalisés, en particulier des handicapés et des… …
13nursing — nurs|ing [ nɜrsıŋ ] noun uncount * the job or skills of a nurse, or the professional training that nurses receive: The School of Nursing is still taking applicants. a. only before noun connected with nursing: skilled nursing care the nursing… …
14nursing */ — UK [ˈnɜː(r)sɪŋ] / US [ˈnɜrsɪŋ] noun [uncountable] a) the job or skills of a nurse, or the professional training that nurses receive The School of Nursing is still taking applicants. b) [only before noun] connected with nursing skilled nursing… …
15nursing — 1. adjective a) In the state of suckling young, lactating. The nursing bear wouldnt move far until her cubs were older. b) Referring to nurses. The nursing staff worked overtime at the hospital. 2. noun …
16nursing — nurs|ing [ˈnə:sıŋ US ˈnə:r ] n [U] the job or skill of looking after people who are ill, injured, or old ▪ I d love to go into nursing. ▪ the nursing profession ▪ psychiatric nursing …
17nursing — [[t]nɜ͟ː(r)sɪŋ[/t]] N UNCOUNT Nursing is the profession of looking after people who are ill. She had no aptitude for nursing... Does the nursing staff seem to care? …
18nursing — noun Date: 1860 1. the profession of a nurse < schools of nursing > 2. the duties of a nurse < proper nursing is difficult work > …
19Nursing — Nurse Nurse, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nursed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nursing}.] 1. To nourish; to cherish; to foster; as: (a) To nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant. (b) To take care of or tend, as a sick person or an invalid; …
20nursing — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ general ▪ clinical ▪ geriatric, psychiatric, surgical ▪ community, district (both BrE) …
