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verb

1. To promote and sustain the development of: cultivate, foster, nourish, nurture. See care for/neglect.
2. To hold and turn over in the mind: bear, harbor, nourish. See thoughts.

v

Definition: care for, tend
Antonyms: ignore, neglect

Nurses in public health settings work with community leaders, health and social-service agencies, high-risk groups, families, and individuals to identify and resolve unmet environmental, social, and health needs. Their role is to provide education about lifestyle and behavior choices that can help prevent illness and foster good health. public health nurses work in clinics, homes, schools, and other community locations. The Future of Public Health, published by the Institute of Medicine in 1988, initiated debate among public health nurse leaders and started a trend away from care of individuals in clinics toward an increased involvement with community groups such as healthy connections networks. This trend is expected to continue in the twenty-first century.

(SEE ALSO: Behavior, Health-Related; Behavioral Change; Future of Public Health; Public Health Nursing)

Bibliography

Public Health Nursing Section of the American Public Health Association (1990). The Definition and Role of Public Health Nursing in the Delivery of Health Care. Washington, DC: APHA.

— JUDITH CAZZOLI

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IN BRIEF: A caretaker working under the supervision of a doctor.

The nurse took the baby's temperature and then showed the father how to swaddle him up again.

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sign description: The N-hand is placed on the inside of the wrist.

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Dreaming of a nurse suggests a need to be taken care of and to be healed. It also sometimes indicates a healing is in progress. This dream also implies that strained or unpleasant conditions are being set aright.

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n

1. a person educated and licensed in the practice of nursing; one who is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of human responses to actual or potential health problems. v 2. to breastfeed an infant.

For a list of words related to nurse, see:

• Practitioners, Patients, and Facilities - nurse: person trained to care for sick, injured, or elderly patients and to assist doctors
• Infancy - nurse: (vb) suckle or breast-feed an infant
• Occupations and Job Titles

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See words rhyming with "nurse."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Nurse.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
n. - sygeplejerske, barnepige, amme, fostermoder
v. tr. - amme, værne om, pusle, kæle for
v. intr. - amme, passe, pleje, hæge om, beskytte

2.
n. - en australsk hajart

Nederlands (Dutch)
verpleegkundige, kindermeisje, baker, min, werkbij/-mier, windbrekende boom, verplegen, zogen, koesteren, kindermeisje zijn, als verpleegkundige werken, opvoeden, masseren/vasthouden, met zorg beheren, langzaam consumeren (b.v. kopje koffie), ballen bij elkaar houden (biljarten)

Français (French)
1.
n. - (Méd) infirmier, nurse, bonne d'enfants
v. tr. - (Méd) soigner, serrer (un objet), nourrir, allaiter, soigner (un projet), entretenir, nourrir (de la haine)
v. intr. - être infirmier, téter (un bébé)

2.
n. - requin d'Australie

Deutsch (German)
1.
n. - Krankenschwester, Kindermädchen, (zo.) Arbeitsbiene, Amme, Strauch/Baum, der eine junge Pflanze schützt
v. - pflegen, versorgen, hegen, stillen, vorsichtig halten, behutsam umgehen

2.
n. - Krankenschwester, Kindermädchen, (zo.) Arbeitsbiene, Amme, Strauch/Baum, der eine junge Pflanze schützt

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - νοσοκόμα/-ος, τροφός, νταντά
v. - νοσηλεύω, περιποιούμαι, φροντίζω, επιμελούμαι, συγκρατώ, γαλουχώ, θηλάζω, βυζαίνω, (μτφ.) τρέφω, καλλιεργώ

Italiano (Italian)
assistere, nutrire, allattare, bambinaia, infermiere

Português (Portuguese)
n. - enfermeira (f), ama-seca (f), governanta (f)
v. - servir de enfermeira a, trabalhar como enfermeira, cuidar de, criar, proteger, nutrir, fomentar, afagar, aleitar, mamar

Русский (Russian)
ухаживать, холить, кормить грудью, медсестра, няня

Español (Spanish)
1.
n. - niñera, nodriza, enfermera
v. tr. - cuidar, atender, asistir, abrigar, guardar, criar, amamantar
v. intr. - mamar, amamantarse, ser ama o niñera

2.
n. - especie de tiburón australiano

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sjuk/barnsköterska, amma, vårdarinna
v. - sköta, vårda, amma, kela med, hysa, dia

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
护士, 奶妈, 保姆, 护理, 看护, 当护士, 当保姆, 照料

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 護士, 奶媽, 保姆
v. tr. - 護理, 看護
v. intr. - 當護士, 當保姆, 護理, 照料

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 유모, 간호사
v. tr. - 젖을 먹이다, 간호하다
v. intr. - 젖을 먹다, 간호원으로 근무하다

2.
n. - 상어의 일종

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 看護婦, 看護人, 乳母, 保母
v. - 看護する, 治すように務める, 授乳する, 乳を飲む, 看護婦として働く, 大事に育てる, 面倒を見る, 大切に扱う, ちびちび飲む

idioms:

• registered nurse    正看護婦

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مرضعه, ممرضه (فعل) يمرض, يرضع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮אחות (בבית חולים), אח (בבית חולים), מטפלת, מטפח, מגן, דבורה, נמלה‬
v. tr. - ‮טיפל (בחולה), טיפח, ליטף, היניקה, נטר (טינה)‬
v. intr. - ‮ינק, עבד/ה כאח/ות‬
n. - ‮כריש מסוגים שונים‬

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