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nursing



ADJECTIVE
gaining nourishment by suckling
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"This talk about putting him in a nursing home in Edinburgh just wouldn't work for me," said Teresa.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Concern analyzes those patterns in nursing documentation and turns them into a risk score for the broader care team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Khadijah had insisted on nursing their newborn Aziza with her own breast milk, but Latif discovers that only a few pouches remain in the fridge and formula makes his baby sick.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

“These rates are often higher in long-term-care facilities such as nursing homes, despite government regulations aimed toward addressing this issue,” the researchers wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

When I heard Daisy mention that Red Cross nursing business, I started getting out of bed.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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