to nurse a child
11nurse — /nerrs/, n., v., nursed, nursing. 1. a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm. Cf. nurse midwife, nurse practitioner, physician s assistant, practical nurse, registered nurse. 2. a woman who has the general care of …
12Nurse practitioner — A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who has completed graduate level education (either a Master s or a Doctoral degree). Additional APRN roles include the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)s, CNMs …
13Nurse — A nurse is responsible along with other health care professionals for the treatment, safety, and recovery of acutely or chronically ill/injured people, health maintenance of the healthy, and treatment of life threatening emergencies in a wide… …
14Child's Right to Nurse Act — The Child s Right to Nurse Act is a U.S. legislative act which seeks to protect a child s right to be breastfed in any location where the mother child pair are otherwise authorized to be. It was first introduced in the West Virginia House of… …
15nurse — nurse1 W3S3 [nə:s US nə:rs] n ↑stethoscope [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: nurice, from Latin nutricius; NUTRITIOUS] 1.) someone whose job is to look after people who are ill or injured, usually in a hospital ▪ The nurse is coming to give …
16nurse — 1 noun (C) 1 someone who is trained to look after people who are ill or injured, usually in a hospital: The nurse is coming to give you an injection. | a student nurse (=someone learning to be a nurse) | Nurse Jones | a male nurse 2 old fashioned …
17nurse — [[t]nɜrs[/t]] n. v. nursed, nurs•ing 1) med a person formally educated and trained in the care of the sick or infirm, esp. a registered nurse 2) a woman who has the general care of a child or children 3) wet nurse 4) ent a worker that attends the …
18child — n. 1) to adopt; bear, give birth to, have a child (she had four children) 2) to carry a child (a mother carries a child for nine months) 3) to beget; conceive a child 4) to bring up, raise, rear a child 5) to feed; nurse; wean a child 6) to… …
19nurse — {{11}}nurse (n.1) 12c., nurrice wet nurse, foster mother to a young child (modern form from late 14c.), from O.Fr. norrice foster mother, wet nurse, nanny (source of proper name Norris), from L.L. *nutricia nurse, governess, tutoress, noun use of …
20Nurse anesthetist — A nurse anesthetist is a nurse who specializes in the administration of anesthesia. In the United States, a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) is an advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who has acquired graduate level education… …
