nurse
noun
a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
nurses
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pluralof nurse.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof nurse (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
nursenouna person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm.
Example Sentences
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They scheduled and attended appointments, helped coordinate transportation and childcare, communicated with doctors and nurses, and helped patients make sense of complicated medical information.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026
The people tasked with the job of finding a usable vein and securing an IV are not phlebotomists with specialized training or nurses.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026
Concern researchers found that nurses can pick up subtle signs that a patient is deteriorating before conventional measures such as heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen levels signal serious trouble.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
The trust is also looking into 13 another cases involving former staff, including doctors, nurses and clerical workers, to establish if that access was appropriate or not.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
And here at nursery school, probably all the children were learning to be nurses, and that meant—oh, no...
From "All About Sam" by Lois Lowry
