nursing - Definition from the NURSES, DOCTORS, ETC topic - MEDICINE

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nursing
noun

nurs‧ing

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[uncountable]

MN the job or skill of looking after people who are ill, injured, or old:

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I'd love to go into nursing.

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the nursing profession

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psychiatric nursing

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