Is the word nurse capitalized

Answer 1

The word "nurse" is not typically capitalized unless it is used as a title directly before someone's name, such as "Nurse Smith." In general usage, when referring to the profession or role in a general sense, it is not capitalized.

Answer 2

The word nurse does not need to be capitalized when it is used as a verb or as a common noun.

"A mother should nurse her baby every two hours." (verb)

'"The nurse gave me a shot." (common noun)

However, if used as a title, it should be capitalized.

"Please ask Nurse Jones to prepare the patient for surgery." (title)

Answer 3

"It's natural to use capitals on job titles within a large organisation. To a personnel manager, the role of Personnel Manager is a highly defined thing; to know what the role involves, you have to look at a piece of paper which is headed Personnel Manager, or perhaps refer to an index in a book of such things where Personnel Manager comes after Patent Lawyer (Junior Grade). No problem: the personnel managers of this world can use initial capital letters in whatever way they find useful. It doesn't mean that we (or you) should follow suit."

If you are using nursing as a gerund (_ing) the n does not need to be capitalized.

"I like nursing."

It's kind of like when you say "I like running."

Glen

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