Look up: Nursing

1. nursing
   [n] - the profession of a nurse 2. [n] - nourishing at the breast 3. [n] - the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
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2. Nursing
   Nursing: 1) Profession concerned with the provision of services essential to the maintenance and restoration of health by attending the needs of sick persons.
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3. nursing
   the profession of a norse (modern school of nursing) Category: Medicine • the profession of a nurse(modern schools of nursing) Category: Medicine • the varied activities that constitute the duties of a nurse. Category: Medicine
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4. Nursing
   Nurs'ing adjective Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant.
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5. nursing
   Profession (better known than defined) concerned with the provision of services essential to the maintenance and restoration of health by attending the needs of sick persons. Also, feeding a infant at the breast. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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6. nursing
   noun the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
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7. nursing
   noun the profession of a nurse
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8. nursing
   noun nourishing at the breast
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9. nursing
   (nurs´ing) the profession of performing the functions of a nurse. Nursing is defined by the American Nurses Association as “the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems.” breastfeeding. community health nursing a branch of...
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10. Nursing
    • (a.) Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant. • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nurse • (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Nurse • (a.) Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant.
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11. nursing
    profession that assumes responsibility for the continuous care of the sick, the injured, the disabled, and the dying. Nursing is also responsible for ... [18 related articles]
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12. nursing
    
    • the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
    • nourishing at the breast
    • try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
    • maintain; as of a theory, thoughts, or feelings
    • treat carefully
    • give suck to
    
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13. Nursing
    To feed an infant or toddler with milk from a woman's breasts. Babies have a sucking reflex that enables them to suck and swallow milk. To provide the best nutrition possible, breasfeeding is recommended for babies and young children. Synonym(s): Breastfeed Narrower term(s): Breast Milk Colostrum Engorgement Broader term(s): Lactate
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14. nursing
    nursing, science of providing continuous care for sick or infirm people. While nursing as an occupation has always existed, it is only in fairly recent years that it has developed as a specialized profession.Sections in this article:IntroductionThe Modern ProfessionHistory of NursingBibliography
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15. nursing
    Type: Term Pronunciation: nŭrs′ing Definitions: 1. Feeding an infant at the breast; tending and caring for a child. 2. The scientific application of principles of care related to prevention of illness and care during illness.
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16. nursing
    Care of the sick, the very young, the very old, and the disabled. Organized training originated in 1836 in Germany, and was developed in Britain by the work of Florence Nightingale, who, during the Crimean War, established standards of scientific, humanitarian care in military hospitals. Nurses give day-to-day care and carry out routine med...
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17. Nursing
    `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. History of nursing: In fifth century BC, Hippocrates was one of the first people in the world to st...
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