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{{Infobox Occupation
| name= Nurse
| image= [[File:British woman tending to a baby.jpg|250px]]
| caption= A British nurse caring for a baby
| official_names= Nurse
| Occupation
| activity_sector= Nursing
| competencies=
Caring for general well-being of patients
| formation=
Qualifications in terms of statutory regulations according to national, state, or provincial legislation in each country 
| employment_field= 
*[[Hospital]],
*[[Clinic]]
*[[Laboratory]]
| related_occupation=
}}

'''Nursing''' is a profession within the [[health care]] sector focused on the care of individuals, families, and communities so they may attain, maintain, or recover optimal health and [[quality of life (healthcare)|quality of life]]. Nurses may be differentiated from other [[health care providers]] by their [[nursing theory|approach to patient care]], [[nurse education|training]], and [[scope of practice]]. Nurses practice in [[List of nursing specialties|many specialties]] with differing levels of [[medical prescription|prescription authority]]. Many nurses provide care within the ordering scope of [[physician]]s, and this traditional role has shaped the public image of nurses as care providers. However, nurse practitioners are permitted by most jurisdictions to practice independently in a variety of settings. In the [[Post-war|postwar]] period, nurse education has undergone a process of diversification towards [[Nursing credentialms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy
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Nurses develop a plan of care, working collaboratively with physicians, therapists, the patient, the patient's family and other team members, that focuses on treating illness to improve quality of life. In the United States and the United Kingdom, advanced practice nurses, such as clinical nurse specialists and nurse practitioners, diagnose health problems and prescribe medications and other therapies, depending on individual state regulations. Nurses may help coordinate the patient care performed by other members of a multidisciplinary health care team such as therapists, medical practitioners and dietitians. Nurses provide care both interdependently, for example, with physicians, and independently as nursing professionals.
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==History==
{{Main article|History of nursing|Timeline of nursing history}}

===Traditional===
Nursing historians face the challenge of determining whether care provided to the sick or injured in antiquity was nursing care.<ref name="OLYNN2007">{{cite book|last1=O'Lynn|first1=CE|editor1-last=O'Lynn|editor1-first=CE|editor2-last=Tranbarger|editor2-first=RE|title=Men in Nursing: History, Challenges, and Opportunities|date=2007|publisher=Springer Pub.|location=New York|isbn=97808261(contracted; show full){{Nursing}}
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