Definition: 1. A person whose job is to take care of sick or injured people, usually in a hospital. 2. One skilled in caring for young children or the sick. 3. Try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury.
Use 'nurse' in a sentence:
1. The nurse put a screen around the bed.
2. The nurse mopped his fevered brow.
3. A nurse patted me on the shoulder and said, "You have a good cry, dear."
4. "Thank you doctor," said the nurse with a simper.
5. The nurse will dress that cut for you.
6. The nurse took the thermometer, shook it, and put it under my armpit.
7. Nursing can be a very rewarding career.
8. Her family put her into a nursing home.
9. The nurse smiled blandly.
10. The film's about an elderly woman and a young nurse who befriends her.
11. Nurses have to wear a uniform.
12. After what seemed like an eternity the nurse returned with the results of the test.
13. The nurse hung a chart at the foot of the bed.
14. The nurse used a wad of cotton wool to stop the bleeding.
15. The nurse stuck the needle into my arm.
16. The nurse was fiftyish.
17. It is no accident that men fill most of the top jobs in nursing.
18. You'd better go to bed and nurse that cold.
19. Just ring for the nurse if you need her.
20. Michael was showing the nurse how to suction his saliva.
21. A nurse attended to his needs constantly.
22. The nurse cleaned the wound.
23. She's a nurse by profession and now runs a counselling service for women.
24. Nurses are leaving the profession in increasing numbers.
25. A doctor and a nurse caught hold of his arms.
26. Several weeks after the match, he was still nursing a shoulder injury.
27. The nurse washed and shaved him.
28. The government has done nothing to resolve the conflict over nurses' pay.
29. Nurse, come quickly!
30. He had been nursing a grievance against his boss for months.
31. Nursing is not just a job ─ it's a vocation.
32. It's not always easy for nurses to distance themselves emotionally.
33. He worked in a hospital for ten years nursing cancer patients.
34. He worked as a nurse on the children's ward.
35. At seven o'clock the night nurse came in to relieve her.
36. Nurses often have to contend with violent or drunken patients.
37. The nurse bustled us out of the room.
38. He leaned forward while the nurse plumped up his pillows.
39. She nursed her daughter back to health .
40. She had spent 29 years as a nurse.
41. He sat nursing his cup of coffee.
42. The door burst open and an angry young nurse appeared.
43. I believe you have a complaint against one of our nurses.
44. The hotel is going to be converted into a nursing home.
45. The emergency nurse can treat minor injuries without reference to a doctor.
46. Nurses in training should be given a guarantee of employment following qualification.
47. A patient going through acute detox will have an assigned nurse nearby.
48. The nurse applied pressure to his arm to stop the bleeding.
49. A nurse began to try to save his life.
50. The nurse wheeled him along the corridor.
51. Nursing attracts people who place relationships high on their list of priorities.