Nursing is the profession of looking after people who are ill.
She had no aptitude for nursing.
Does the nursing staff seem to care?
nursing in British English
(ˈnɜːsɪŋ)
noun
a.
the practice or profession of caring for sick and injured people
b.
(as modifier)
a nursing home
nursing in American English
(ˈnɜrsɪŋ)
noun
1.
the duties or profession of a nurse
2.
the medical care given by a nurse
Examples of 'nursing' in a sentence
nursing
It blamed the moves on the difficulty in hiring nursing staff.
The Sun (2016)
Social care cuts have forced six in ten councils to close residential and nursing homes this year.
The Sun (2016)
The area's chief nursing officer was there and agreed.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Universities said last night that applications for nursing, midwifery and allied health courses were down by about 20 per cent compared with this stage last year.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
She found a job as a certified nursing assistant and enrolled in college.
Christianity Today (2000)
New degrees in nursing practice and early years are planned for next year.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
You will need to have a degree in nursing or midwifery.
The Sun (2013)
It also sells insurance to fund nursing home care.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This example did more for the nursing staff than any number of lectures.
Siegel, Bernie S. (MD) Love, Medicine and Miracles (1990)
Nursing assistant on a male ward for the mentally disabled.
The Sun (2008)
The university is strong in education and in nursing and midwifery.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Check that the ward has arranged any social or nursing care you need.
The Sun (2015)
The nursing staff were attentive and efficient.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
English and nursing and midwifery are popular courses.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Anyone in residential care or nursing homes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
He was working as a care assistant in the nursing home where a relative of hers was being looked after.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
That day the nursing home seemed to be the still centre of a shining, turning world.
Travers, P L What the Bee Knows - reflections on myth, symbol and story (1989)
They are the safety officer, the medical officer, the nursing staff and the safety representatives.
Torrington, Derek Personnel Management: A New Approach (1991)
In other languages
nursing
British English: nursing NOUN
Nursing is the profession of looking after people who are ill.
She had no aptitude for nursing.
American English: nursing
Brazilian Portuguese: enfermagem
Chinese: 护理工作
European Spanish: enfermería
French: profession d'infirmière
German: Krankenpflege
Italian: professione di infermiere
Japanese: 看護
Korean: 간호
European Portuguese: enfermagem
Latin American Spanish: enfermería
Chinese translation of 'nursing'
nursing
(ˈnəːsɪŋ)
n(u)
(= profession, care) 护(護)理 (hùlǐ)
cpd
[staff, profession, care]护(護)理 (hùlǐ)
[mother]喂(餵)奶 (wèinǎi)
nurse
(nəːs)
n(c)
(in hospital) 护(護)士 (hùshi) (位, wèi)
(o.f., = nanny) 保姆 (bǎomǔ) (个(個), gè)
vt
[patient]照料 (zhàoliào)
[cold, injury]护(護)理 (hùlǐ)
to nurse a grudge against sb对(對)某人怀(懷)恨在心 (duì mǒurén huáihèn zài xīn)