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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]  | "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 ;

    [Noun]  | "dry nurse" 


    1: a woman who takes care of but does not breastfeed another woman's baby

    Origin: 1598 ;

    [Noun]  | "licensed practical nurse" 


    1: a person who has undergone training and obtained a license (as from a state) conferring authorization to provide routine care for the sick

    Origin: 1951 ;

    [Noun]  | "licensed vocational nurse" 


    1: a licensed practical nurse authorized to practice in the states of California or Texas

    Origin: 1953 ;

    [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]  | "practical nurse" 


    1: a nurse who cares for the sick professionally without having the training or experience required of a registered nurse; especially : licensed practical nurse

    Origin: 1921 ;

    [Noun]  | "registered nurse" 


    1: a graduate trained nurse who has been licensed by a state authority after qualifying for registration

    Origin: 1876 ;

    [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;

    [Verb]  | "dry-nurse" | \ (ˈ)drī-ˈnərs \


    1: to take care of but not breastfeed (another woman's baby) : to act as a dry nurse to

    2: to give unnecessary supervision to

    Origin: 1581 ;

    [Noun]  | "nurses" 


    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" 


    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]  | "dry nurses" 


    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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    [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]  | "nurses" 


    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]  | "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-nurses" 


    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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    [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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     [ "nursing " ]

    1: V. The act of drinking a beer very slowly with the intent of not getting drunk at all or actually wasting brew.

      * e.g.,  ... Todd: Mike's been drinkin that same beer for like two hours now.  

     [ "Nurse" ]

    1: Healthcare professional belonging to one of the most trusted and seemingly underappreciated professions. Hospitals wouldn't run without them. If there were no nurses, many people would die. The nurse is an expert manager. Nurses have to deal with pharmacy, radiology, medicine, OR, the lab, and other nurses. Nurses put up with a lot. Nurses are smart and have to think critically. The nurse will assess your health and report changes to your doctor. The nurse will draw your labs and monitor the results. The nurse will also keep an eye on your vital signs and watch for subtle changes that may indicate a change in health status. The nurse will give you medications, know when to not give you medications, and know which medications to ask to doctor to order for you. The nurse will make sure you are safe and get better. Nurses will sit with you and really listen. They will laugh with you, cry with you, and hug you. The nurse is the ultimate patient advocate. Nurses teach their patients how to live healthier. When things start going down the drain, the nurse is usually the first to pick up on it and intervene.

      * e.g.,  ... "I can't breathe! Call the nurse!" 

     [ "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: Nurse.

      * e.g.,  ... A nurse is works in a hospital. 

     [ "Nurse" ]

    2: |N|

      * e.g.,  ... Joshua’s mom is a nurse. 

     [ "Nurse" ]

    3: The first person you see after you say, “Hold my beer and watch this.”

     [ "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:  (n) A healthcare professional. (n) An indefinitely short-staffed career. (n) The best career in the world!

      * e.g.,  ... He got a job as a nurse to take care of people. 

     [ "Nurse" ]

    1:  someone who makes a shitload of money in the health care industry and knows an insane amount of biology, pharmacology, and fucked up radiation spewing, dye-injecting, fluoroscopic, x-ray projecting diagnostic tools.

      * e.g.,  ...  in this shit economy i had so much trouble finding a decent job for my over-educated, under-skilled ass. but now that i'm a nurse i'm makin paper. and i can talk a bitch under the table about BIO. 

     [ "Nurse" ]

    2:  hardcore. not like mrs. forman in that 70s show.

      * e.g.,  ...  nurses always tell me how they went through school with 2 kids so i should be able to. but fuck that cause they barely even knew what DNA was back then. the circulatory system is easy. you should see the shit we need to know NOW.  

     [ "Nurse" ]

    3:  a baller

      * e.g.,  ...  bitch please, i'm 23 and i just bought a house. i'm a nurse. 

     [ "Nurse" ]

    4:  a healthcare professional who works in a massive industrial edifice which houses tons of really sick and dying people, scary loud radiation machines, roomfuls of needles, tubes, and bandages, and has a creepy smell. they are usually short-staffed, really sressed out, and are consequently some tough dudes and bitches.

      * e.g.,  ...  i don't know how you can work in a hospital. they are nasty and they scare the shit out of me. and produce an insane amount of industrial waste. gross. 

     [ "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: A Term coined by Drag Queen Willam Belli. Nurse is used as a term for someone who needs help. Can also be used as shade just by saying NURSE!

      * e.g.,  ... Oh girl her makeup is bad. NURSE! 

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