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nurs·ing
(nûr′sĭng)n.
1. The profession of a nurse.
2. The tasks or care of a nurse.
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nursing
(ˈnɜːsɪŋ)n
(Medicine)
a. the practice or profession of caring for the sick and injured
b. (as modifier): a nursing home.
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| Noun | 1. |  nursing - the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm |
| 2. | nursing - the profession of a nurse health profession - the body of individuals whose work helps to maintain the health of their clients | |
| 3. |  nursing - nourishing at the breast infant feeding - feeding an infant |
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Translations
تَمْريض
ošetřovatelství
sygepleje
ápolásbetegápolás
hjúkrunarstörf
ošetrovateľstvo
bolniška nega
hastabakıcılıkhemşirelik
nursing
[ˈnɜːsɪŋ]A. N
1. (= career, course, profession) → enfermería f
to go in for nursing → hacerse enfermero/a, dedicarse a la enfermería
to go in for nursing → hacerse enfermero/a, dedicarse a la enfermería
2. (= care) [of patient] → asistencia f, cuidado m
3. (= suckling) → lactancia f
B. CPD nursing auxiliary N (Brit) → auxiliar mf de enfermería
nursing college N → escuela f de enfermería
nursing home N (for elderly) → hogar m de ancianos; (for convalescents) → clínica f (particular)
nursing mother N → madre f que amamanta
nursing officer N → enfermero/a m/f
nursing staff N → personal m de enfermería
nursing college N → escuela f de enfermería
nursing home N (for elderly) → hogar m de ancianos; (for convalescents) → clínica f (particular)
nursing mother N → madre f que amamanta
nursing officer N → enfermero/a m/f
nursing staff N → personal m de enfermería
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nursing
[ˈnɜːrsɪŋ] n
(= care) → soins mpl
adj [mother] → qui allaite
modif
nursing care → soins mpl spécialisés
the nursing profession → la profession d'infirmier
nursing staff → personnel m soignantnursing bottle (US) n → biberon mnursing home n (for old people) → maison f de retraite; (for convalescence, rest cure) → maison f de convalescence
nursing care → soins mpl spécialisés
the nursing profession → la profession d'infirmier
nursing staff → personnel m soignantnursing bottle (US) n → biberon mnursing home n (for old people) → maison f de retraite; (for convalescence, rest cure) → maison f de convalescence
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
nursing
n
(= profession) → Krankenpflege f; she’s going in for nursing → sie will in der Krankenpflege arbeiten
(= feeding) → Stillen nt
adj attr → Pflege-; abilities → pflegerisch; nursing staff → Pflegepersonal nt; the nursing profession → die Krankenpflege; (= nurses collectively) → die pflegerischen Berufe, die Pflegeberufe pl
nursing
:nursing auxiliary
n → Schwesternhelferin f
nursing bottle
n (US) → Flasche f, → Fläschchen nt
nursing bra
n → Still-BH m
nursing care
n → Pflege f
nursing fees
pl → Pflegekosten pl
nursing home
n → Privatklinik f; (Brit: = maternity hospital) → Entbindungsklinik f; (= convalescent home) → Pflegeheim nt
nursing officer
n (Brit) → Oberpfleger m, → Oberschwester f
nursing sister
n → Oberschwester f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
nursing
[ˈnɜːsɪŋ]1. n (care of invalids) → assistenza; (profession) → professione f di infermiere (or di infermiera)
she's going in for nursing → ha deciso di fare l'infermiera
she's going in for nursing → ha deciso di fare l'infermiera
2. adj
a. (mother) → che allatta
b. (of hospital) the nursing staff → gli infermieri, il personale infermieristico
nursing auxiliary → infermiere/a non diplomato/a
nursing auxiliary → infermiere/a non diplomato/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
nurse
(nəːs) noun1. a person who looks after sick or injured people in hospital. She wants to be a nurse.
2. a person, usually a woman, who looks after small children. The children have gone out with their nurse.
verb1. to look after sick or injured people, especially in a hospital. He was nursed back to health.
2. to give (a baby) milk from the breast.
3. to hold with care. She was nursing a kitten.
4. to have or encourage (feelings eg of anger or hope) in oneself.
ˈnursery – plural ˈnurseries – noun1. a room etc for young children.
2. a place where young plants are grown.
ˈnursing noun the profession of a nurse who cares for the sick.
ˈnursemaid noun a nurse who looks after small children.
ˈnurseryman noun a person who runs, or works in, a nursery for plants.
nursery rhyme a short, simple poem for children.
nursery school a school for very young children.
ˈnursing-home noun a small private hospital.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
nurs·ing
1. n. cuidado de los enfermos;
2. lactancia.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
nursing
n enfermería; — home (fam) centro de enfermería especializadaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.