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    [Noun]  | "nurse" | \ ˈnərs \


    1: a person who cares for the sick or infirm; specifically : a licensed health care professional who practices independently or is supervised by a physician, surgeon, or dentist and who is skilled in promoting and maintaining health

    2: a woman who suckles an infant not her own : wet nurse

    3: a woman who takes care of a young child : dry nurse

    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English norice, norce, nurse, from Anglo-French nurice, from Late Latin nutricia, from Latin, feminine of nutricius nourishing {mat|nutritious|};

    [Noun]  | "nurse aide" 


    1: a health care worker usually trained and often certified to assist nurses (as in a hospital or nursing home) in providing basic patient care and services (such as bathing, feeding, or measuring vital signs of patients)

    Origin: 1917 ;

    [Noun]  | "nurse anesthesiologist" 


    1: nurse anesthetist

    Origin: 1953 ;

    [Noun]  | "nurse anesthetist" 


    1: a registered nurse certified to administer anesthetics

    Origin: 1906 ;

    [Noun]  | "nurse-mid*wife" | \ ˈnərs-ˈmid-ˌwīf \


    1: a registered nurse with additional training as a midwife who delivers infants and provides prenatal and postpartum care, newborn care, and some routine care (such as gynecological exams) of women

    Origin: 1952 ;

    [Noun]  | "nurse practitioner" 


    1: a registered nurse who is qualified through advanced training to assume some of the duties and responsibilities formerly assumed only by a physician —abbreviation NP

    Origin: 1967 ;

    [Noun]  | "nurse shark" 


    1: any of various usually bottom-dwelling sharks (family Ginglymostomatidae) with barbels near the nostrils; especially : a large yellowish to grayish brown shark (Ginglymostoma cirratum) of warm usually shallow coastal waters that is typically nonaggressive and rests often in groups on the sea floor during the day

    Origin: 1851 ;

     Alteration of nusse;

    [Noun]  | "circulating nurse" 


    1: a registered nurse who makes preparations for an operation and continually monitors the patient and staff during its course, who works in the operating room outside the sterile field in which the operation takes place, and who records the progress of the operation, accounts for the instruments, and handles specimens

    Origin: 1919 ;

    [Verb]  | "nurse" 


    1: to nourish at the breast : suckle

    2: to take nourishment from the breast of

    3: to care for and wait on (someone, such as a sick person)

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English nurshen to suckle, nourish, contraction of nurishen;

    [Biographical name]  | "Nurse" | \ ˈnərs \


    1: Sir Paul Maxime 1949— British geneticist

    [Noun]  | "nurse" 


    1: a person employed to care for a young child or children;


      * e.g., " ... sent his little son back to his nurse so that he could return to his study to work "



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    [Noun]  | "nurse-midwife" 


    [Noun]  | "nurse-midwives" 


    [Noun]  | "nurse-practitioner" 


    [Noun]  | "nurse-practitioners" 


    [Noun]  | "dry nurse" 


    1: a girl or woman employed to care for a young child or children;


      * e.g., " ... after years of being a dry nurse to other women's children, she longed to have a child of her own "



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    [Verb]  | "nurse" 


    1: to attend to the needs and comforts of;


      * e.g., " ... willingly lent a hand to nurse his grandmother in her final years, helping her get from one room to the other and making sure she was warm "




    2: to give milk to from the breast;


      * e.g., " ... a new mother's decision to nurse her baby "




    3: to keep in one's mind or heart;


      * e.g., " ... he continues to nurse a tender affection for his first girlfriend "



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    [Verb]  | "wet-nurse" 


    1: to give milk to from the breast;


      * e.g., " ... wet-nursed the woman's baby until she was well enough to do it herself "




    2: to treat with great or excessive care;


      * e.g., " ... recent college grads quickly learn that employers won't wet-nurse them the way that their teachers did "



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     [ "nurse" ]

    1: A health care professional who has been educated and trained to care for the sick, in hospitals, or other health facilities.

      * e.g.,  ... The registered nurse studied at university for three years 

     [ "nurse" ]

    2: Nurses are assigned to patients in hospitals and look after their physical health (disease prevention and treatment) as well as their emotional and mental health.

      * e.g.,  ... The nurse administered the injection to the patient 

     [ "nurse" ]

    3: Registered nurse (RN): Attended university for three years

     [ "nurse" ]

    4: (not be comfused with enrolled nurse or assistant in nursing)

     [ "nurse" ]

    1: " The most trusted professional"

      * e.g.,  ... NURSE: The person that just got paid 30 dollars to save your life, The person that put those bruises on your chest 5 minutes before you opened your eyes, took your first breath and complained about the bruise on your chest. The person that stuck your vein with that terrible stuff that burns when you were blue and not breathing. The person that went 15 hours with no food, rest or toileting to fluff your pillows. The person that is there to save your ass, not kiss it. The most unappreciated professional 

     [ "nurse" ]

    1: The hottest, sexiest, most desirable of all the possible fantasies involving a woman. There is nothing more kinky than the thought of a stunning girl in a short nurses uniform coming to check up on you every 15 minutes and performing your every whim. Brilliant.

      * e.g.,  ... Matt: 'What do you think of Rachael?' 

     [ "nurse" ]

    1: To hold on to the same beer all night and drink it very slowly, if at all. Can also describe a person who does this often. Frequent nursing has been scientifically linked to membership in the babysitters club.

      * e.g.,  ... Ray: "My brother's going to school to be a chef." 

     [ "nurse" ]

    1: To drink slowly. Usually pertains to alcoholic beverages.

      * e.g.,  ... So he wouldn't be drunk at the end of the game, John decided to nurse a beer during the 4th quarter.  

     [ "nurse" ]

    1: The act of violating the user Spartacus on nexopia, either through undressing her with your eyes, or physically running your hands up and down her thighs.

      * e.g.,  ... "I nursed her so long, that she actually orgasmed" 

     [ "nurse" ]

    1: A person that has undergone training the be a prostitute that serves a primarily doctor based clientele.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm going to pick up a nurse for the on-call room, you want one?" 

     [ "nurse" ]

    1: 1: A Filipino Male/Female, Or any Asian who wants a good job.

      * e.g.,  ... 1: FilipinoA: Hey that Nurse who took care of me looked Familiar... 

     [ "nurse" ]

    2: 2: Someone who takes care of people in Hospitals or Private healthcare organizations

      * e.g.,  ... FilipinoB: Yea, My Dad said you should avoid skating for a while 

     [ "nurse" ]

    1: An alternative for "ness"

      * e.g.,  ... Sliv you are such a stupid nurse 

     [ "nurse" ]

    2: ie. Stupidness or gayness

     [ "nurse" ]

    1: An exclamatory adjective used when something is fantastic. Synonyms include: Nice, Sweet, Gnarly, Great, Cool, Bitchin', Fantastic, Sick, etc.

      * e.g.,  ... Peed on it. It's negative. Nurse. 

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