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nurse

[nurs] / nɜrs /






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A nurse practitioner assisted by diagnostic AI, for instance, can handle cases that once required a physician.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Currently anyone can call themselves a maternity nurse, sleep expert or consultant, without any training, oversight or accountability.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

"As a still developing country we have limited containment capacity... Our public health sector is in shambles," said a nurse in Nairobi, who asked for anonymity.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Don’t hesitate to be cared for by physician associates like nurse practitioners and physician assistants.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

“My mom’s sleeping. She’s a nurse and she’s been working nights lately, so I try not to wake her.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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