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Nursing

Introduction: Nursing

Description of Nursing

Nursing: (1) Feeding an infant at the breast; tending and caring for a child. (2) The scientific application of principles of care related to prevention of illness and care during illness.
Source: Stedman's Medical Spellchecker, © 2006 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

Nursing: field of nursing care concerned with the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health.
Source: CRISP

Nursing: The field of nursing care concerned with the promotion, maintenance, and restoration of health.
Source: MeSH 2007

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