Nurse
noun
A person who takes care of the sick and injured.
The nurse bandaged my wound after I fell down.
Often appears as...
- registered nurse
- nurse practitioner
verb
To take care of someone by providing them what they need to recover.
He was nursing his sick mother back to health.
Often appears as...
- nurse back to health
- nurse a grudge
verb
To drink something slowly, over a long period of time.
She was nursing her coffee, lost in thought.
Often appears as...
- nurse a drink
- nurse a beer
noun
A woman employed to suckle and take care of another woman's child.
In the past, wealthy families had a wet-nurse for their babies.
Often appears as...
- wet-nurse
- nurse-child
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A person who takes care of the sick and injured.
The nurse bandaged my wound after I fell down.
Often appears as...
- registered nurse
- nurse practitioner
verb
To take care of someone by providing them what they need to recover.
He was nursing his sick mother back to health.
Often appears as...
- nurse back to health
- nurse a grudge
verb
To drink something slowly, over a long period of time.
She was nursing her coffee, lost in thought.
Often appears as...
- nurse a drink
- nurse a beer
noun
A woman employed to suckle and take care of another woman's child.
In the past, wealthy families had a wet-nurse for their babies.
Often appears as...
- wet-nurse
- nurse-child
Usage tips
Historical
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Pro Tip 1/3Job Title
Nurse is also a formal job title requiring specific qualifications.
She just graduated and is now a licensed nurse.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Neutral
The term 'nurse' applies to all genders, not just women.
My brother is an excellent nurse at the local hospital.
Pro Tip 3/3Healthcare Settings
Nurses work in various environments, not just hospitals.
The school nurse checked the child's temperature.
Pro Tip 1/3Job Title
Nurse is also a formal job title requiring specific qualifications.
She just graduated and is now a licensed nurse.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Neutral
The term 'nurse' applies to all genders, not just women.
My brother is an excellent nurse at the local hospital.
Pro Tip 3/3Healthcare Settings
Nurses work in various environments, not just hospitals.
The school nurse checked the child's temperature.
Pro Tip 1/3Job Title
Nurse is also a formal job title requiring specific qualifications.
She just graduated and is now a licensed nurse.
Pro Tip 2/3Gender Neutral
The term 'nurse' applies to all genders, not just women.
My brother is an excellent nurse at the local hospital.
Pro Tip 3/3Healthcare Settings
Nurses work in various environments, not just hospitals.
The school nurse checked the child's temperature.
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Video examples
David Birch: A new way...
You have to know that I'm But if I have to prove who I am, I'll never send that message. It's just like the nurse in the hospital reporting the drunk surgeon. That message will only happen if I'm anonymous. So the system has to have ways of providing anonymity in it, otherwise, we don't get where we want to get to.
Video examples
Encouraging A New-Born...
larvae dinners are a long way off she needs mother's milk and she needs it fast we always try and get them to nurse on mom within the first day or two to get them some colostrum which is that first milk that mom produces that's very high in antibodies it's very protective for the infants to
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Why do we hiccup? - John...
Their explanation for this involves the uniquely mammalian activity of nursing. The ancient hiccup reflex may have been adapted by mammals to help remove air from the stomach as a sort of glorified burp. The sudden expansion of the diaphragm would raise air from the stomach,
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Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
'Cause we always thought that we would have each other, and she always saw the best in everyone, no matter who it was, she just like brought out their light. And her lifelong goal was to be a healer. And she got her dream job as a transplant nurse,
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Embrace: Low-cost,...
out later as we trained doctors nurses and mothers was that it was the mothers who perform best in our training assessments it was the mothers who were uneducated and illiterate who paid the most attention who retained the most
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Sir David Attenborough...
this californian desert hardly seems to be the best place to find nurse maids but blister beetles have an amazing way of discovering them it starts simply enough with the female
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Fire and Feast PIPE A...
this surge of life from the ashes feeds the next generation the new shoots are rich in essential minerals for nursing moms and plenty of grass means plenty of milk
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Nature's Mighty Power:...
this surge of life from the ashes feeds the next generation the new shoots are rich in essential minerals for nursing moms and plenty of grass means plenty of milk
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Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
into the nest as news of the attack reaches the corral queen she withdraws to the deepest chambers her entourage of nurses in tow carrying the valuable brood
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
as news of the attack reaches the corral Queen she withdraws to the deepest chambers her entourage of nurses in tow carrying the valuable brood
Video examples
David Birch: A new way...
You have to know that I'm But if I have to prove who I am, I'll never send that message. It's just like the nurse in the hospital reporting the drunk surgeon. That message will only happen if I'm anonymous. So the system has to have ways of providing anonymity in it, otherwise, we don't get where we want to get to.
Video examples
Encouraging A New-Born...
larvae dinners are a long way off she needs mother's milk and she needs it fast we always try and get them to nurse on mom within the first day or two to get them some colostrum which is that first milk that mom produces that's very high in antibodies it's very protective for the infants to
Video examples
Why do we hiccup? - John...
Their explanation for this involves the uniquely mammalian activity of nursing. The ancient hiccup reflex may have been adapted by mammals to help remove air from the stomach as a sort of glorified burp. The sudden expansion of the diaphragm would raise air from the stomach,
Video examples
Surf Sisters - Ep. 2 PIPE...
'Cause we always thought that we would have each other, and she always saw the best in everyone, no matter who it was, she just like brought out their light. And her lifelong goal was to be a healer. And she got her dream job as a transplant nurse,
Video examples
Embrace: Low-cost,...
out later as we trained doctors nurses and mothers was that it was the mothers who perform best in our training assessments it was the mothers who were uneducated and illiterate who paid the most attention who retained the most
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
this californian desert hardly seems to be the best place to find nurse maids but blister beetles have an amazing way of discovering them it starts simply enough with the female
Video examples
Fire and Feast PIPE A...
this surge of life from the ashes feeds the next generation the new shoots are rich in essential minerals for nursing moms and plenty of grass means plenty of milk
Video examples
Nature's Mighty Power:...
this surge of life from the ashes feeds the next generation the new shoots are rich in essential minerals for nursing moms and plenty of grass means plenty of milk
Video examples
Best Of Ants PIPE BBC Earth
into the nest as news of the attack reaches the corral queen she withdraws to the deepest chambers her entourage of nurses in tow carrying the valuable brood
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
as news of the attack reaches the corral Queen she withdraws to the deepest chambers her entourage of nurses in tow carrying the valuable brood
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Patty Judge
American Politician
I've had a lot of careers in my life. When I think about it, I think every piece of that - from being a nurse, a farmer, dealing with real estate - has added to a skill set that I would have been able to use throughout my political career.
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Sue Monk Kidd
American Writer
I got my Bachelor's degree in nursing and worked nine years - even taught nursing in a college - before I stopped and said to myself, 'This is not who I am. I am not really a nurse inside. I'm a writer.
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George Michael
British Musician
Anybody who fights for human rights or to make this world a better place. Nurses, doctors, teachers: these are the people who deserve the credit these days.
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Peter Hedges
American Novelist
I grew up going to funerals and visiting people in nursing homes. I'm not as afraid of dealing with the dying as maybe some other people may be.
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Susanna Reid
Instead of respecting nurses, we have started blaming them for problems they don't create. And, in doing so, we are making everyone less safe.
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Kim Zolciak-Biermann
American Celebrity
Everyone thought I was crazy when I said I have a nursing degree, but I believe I proved it.
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Fantastic Negrito
American Musician
When I was born, my mother said all the nurses wanted to come see the colored baby.
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Christina Pickles
I actually have an absolute respect for nurses and hospitals.
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Stephen Ambrose
American Historian
It would not be possible to praise nurses too highly.
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Doris Lessing
English Writer
I was a nursemaid. And it was pretty boring.
Quote examples
Patty Judge
American Politician
I've had a lot of careers in my life. When I think about it, I think every piece of that - from being a nurse, a farmer, dealing with real estate - has added to a skill set that I would have been able to use throughout my political career.
Quote examples
Sue Monk Kidd
American Writer
I got my Bachelor's degree in nursing and worked nine years - even taught nursing in a college - before I stopped and said to myself, 'This is not who I am. I am not really a nurse inside. I'm a writer.
Quote examples
George Michael
British Musician
Anybody who fights for human rights or to make this world a better place. Nurses, doctors, teachers: these are the people who deserve the credit these days.
Quote examples
Peter Hedges
American Novelist
I grew up going to funerals and visiting people in nursing homes. I'm not as afraid of dealing with the dying as maybe some other people may be.
Quote examples
Susanna Reid
Instead of respecting nurses, we have started blaming them for problems they don't create. And, in doing so, we are making everyone less safe.
Quote examples
Kim Zolciak-Biermann
American Celebrity
Everyone thought I was crazy when I said I have a nursing degree, but I believe I proved it.
Quote examples
Fantastic Negrito
American Musician
When I was born, my mother said all the nurses wanted to come see the colored baby.
Quote examples
Christina Pickles
I actually have an absolute respect for nurses and hospitals.
Quote examples
Stephen Ambrose
American Historian
It would not be possible to praise nurses too highly.
Quote examples
Doris Lessing
English Writer
I was a nursemaid. And it was pretty boring.
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