nursing

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nurs·ing
 (nŭrs'ing),
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.
Farlex Partner Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

nursing
 (nûr′sĭng)
n.
1. The profession of a nurse.
2. The tasks or care of a nurse.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

nursing
 (1) Breast-feeding, see there.
(2) The provision of nursing care.
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.

nursing
 adjective
1. Breast-feeding, see there.
2. The provision of nursing care. See Forensic nursing, Intensive nursing.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.

nurs·ing
 (nŭrs'ing)
1. A discipline, profession, and area of practice. As a discipline, nursing is centered on knowledge develo
pment. Emphasis is placed on discovering, describing, extending, and modifying knowledge for professio
nal nursing practice. As a profession, nursing has a social mandate to be responsible and accountable to 
the public it serves. Nursing is an integral part of the health care system, and as such encompasses the p
romotion of health, prevention of illness, and care of physically ill, mentally ill, and disabled people of all a
ges, in all health care settings and other community contexts. Within this broad spectrum of health care, t
he phenomena of particular concern to nurses are individual, family, and group "responses to actual or po
tential health problems." The human responses range broadly from health-restoring reactions to an individ
ual episode of illness to the development of policy in promoting the long-term health of a population.
2. Feeding an infant at the breast; tending and caring for a young child.
Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012
nursing
 The application of medical and humanitarian principles, by a person ancillary to the medical profession, s
o as to maintain health and fitness, assist in recovery from mental or physical illness or injury, relieve pain 
or distress or ease the process of dying.
Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M. Youngson 2004, 2005

nurs·ing
 (nŭrs'ing)
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.
Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

Patient discussion about nursing

Q. What is the best school for nurses in California?
A. i found a site that rank nursing schools in the U.S. , looks reliable, check it out:
http://www.nursingschools.com/articles/ranking.html
Q. is there a nurses community in this site?!
A. Here: http://www.imedix.com/Nurses.

Do you work as a nurse yourself? Do you have any special interest or questions about nursing?
Q. how do i join the nurses community?
A. Go to 'My stuff' and then click on 'add your health interests', then add the tag "Nurses" to 'my interests'.
Once you have added it, click on 'save changes'.
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