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NURSING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("nursing" is a kind of...):
aid; attention; care; tending (the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something)
Derivation:
nurse (try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury)
nurse (serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Nourishing at the breast
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("nursing" is a kind of...):
infant feeding (feeding an infant)
Derivation:
nurse (give suck to)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The profession of a nurse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Hypernyms ("nursing" is a kind of...):
health profession (the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients)
Derivation:
nurse (serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb nurse
Context examples:
Nursing care given to the pregnant patient before, during, or after childbirth.
(Obstetrical Nursing, NCI Thesaurus)
Others are near nursing homes, so a person can move easily if needs change.
(Assisted Living, Administration on Aging)
Nursing does not belong to a man; it is not his province.
(Persuasion, by Jane Austen)
Health and nursing care given to campers at a summer or children's camp by a registered nurse.
(Camp Nursing, NCI Thesaurus)
Case management includes nursing activities of coordination, advocacy, and referral.
(Case management nurse, NCI Thesaurus)
Although caregivers include trained medical, nursing, and other health personnel, the concept also refers to parents, spouses, or other family members, friends, members of the clergy, teachers, social workers, fellow patients, etc.
(Caregiver, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
EXAMPLE(S): family member, roommate, guardian, nursing home attendant
(Associated Biologic Entity Type Code, NCI Thesaurus/BRIDG)
Totally bedfast and requiring extensive nursing care by professionals and/or family.
(Australia-Modified Karnofsky Performance Status 20, NCI Thesaurus)
“In nursing your sister I am sure you have pleasure,” said Bingley; “and I hope it will be soon increased by seeing her quite well.”
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
A professional healthcare provider who has graduated from a nursing program.
(Nurse, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)
