• nurse - try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury; “He nursed his cold with Chinese herbs”

• nurse - harbor: maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings); “bear a grudge”; “entertain interesting notions”; “harbor a resentment”
• nurse - serve as a nurse; care for sick or handicapped people
• nurse - treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
• nurse - one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
• nurse - breastfeed: give suck to; “The wetnurse suckled the infant”; “You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places”
• nurse - nanny: a woman who is the custodian of children

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Nursing is the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities; prevention of illness and injury; alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human responses; and advocacy in health care for individuals, families, communities, and populations.~~~~~~~American Nurses Association