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nurse

[nurs] / nɜrs /






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Director of GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond, Yvonnes van Duijnhoven, said the ship's doctor and nurse had collected samples aboard.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

The first known case was a nurse who developed symptoms on April 24.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

According to Kamba, patient zero was a nurse who reported to a health facility in Ituri's provincial capital Bunia on April 24, with symptoms suggesting Ebola.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

The nurse practitioner who prescribed Robinson the medication didn’t warn her that resistance training is essential to maintaining muscle mass, Robinson said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

Then I heard Daisy say, “Well, it says in my nursing book that when a patient gets unruly, a nurse is supposed to be stern.”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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