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[nurs] / nɜrs /






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There are numerous Skye Princes in the various medbed channels, but the original is a short-haired, ruddy-cheeked Australian woman named Kerrie-Ann Thornton, who claims to be a former medbed nurse with insider information.

From Slate Sep. 22, 2026

The 2026 outbreak was formally recognized after the death of a nurse.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

To feed her own family of five, the South Carolina-based nurse said she spends hours turning Costco hauls into big batches of soup and salad.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

"We've really built a relationship with Richard and Naomi, and it's really lovely to see them coming back," Lead nurse Bettina Powell said.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

The nurse, I think, was trying to keep us there.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

In other NHS news, the Daily Mirror reports that the health service "needs 55,000 more nurses".

From BBC Sep. 22, 2026

In relation to the treatment of doctors, she said it should "never have been about nurses against doctors … it was about keeping babies safe".

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Lynn Nelson is president of the National Association of School Nurses, an organization that provides guidance, resources and professional development to nearly 20,000 school nurses across the country.

From Salon Sep. 12, 2026

That night, I stood around with dozens of doctors and nurses and other responders at Ground Zero with nobody to help.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

They already had a group of young Peruvians trained as community health workers, and several skilled Socios en Salud nurses, with Bayona to direct everyone.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

She nursed a swollen ankle after falling in the evacuation centre.

From Barron's Jul. 27, 2026

Jones nursed a knee injury during training camp and was traded to the Tennessee Titans.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2026

A dog that was rescued from what an inspector described as one of the "worst jobs" of her career has found a new home with the vet who nursed her back to health.

From BBC Jan. 4, 2026

They don't need to: the pups will happily take turns being nursed from the same mammary gland, and this devoted and well-cared-for mother spends plenty of time with each of her many, many beloved children.

From Salon May 11, 2025

Like Beau, the seamstress Mabel had nursed back to health when she was struck with fever.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead

With star receiver Puka Nacua out nursing a hip injury, all eyes were on Adams — and hopefully you didn’t blink.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 22, 2026

Its future remains bright, but investors who chased the rally’s latter stages are nursing losses.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 17, 2026

A month before, a fire had broken out at its nursing hostel, raising issues with smoke detection, alarms and general fire preparedness.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2026

The former is specific to life-sustaining decisions, while the latter is a more far-reaching document overseeing a range of decisions like appointing a healthcare agent and deciding on hospital choices or even nursing homes.

From MarketWatch Sep. 14, 2026

They worked on efficiency badges in sports, Nazi ideology, nursing, household training, social work, and later, air-raid training.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti




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