nurs ‧ ing /ˈnɜːsɪŋ $ ˈnɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ nurse , ↑ nursery , ↑ nursing ; verb : ↑ nurse ]
the job or skill of looking after people who are ill, injured, or old ⇨ nurse :
I’d love to go into nursing.
the nursing profession
psychiatric nursing