Nurses

"Nurses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Professionals qualified by graduation from an accredited school of nursing and by passage of a national licensing examination to practice nursing. They provide services to patients requiring assistance in recovering or maintaining their physical or mental health.

Descriptor ID	D009726
MeSH Number(s)	M01.526.485.650 N02.360.650
Concept/Terms	Nurses Nurses Nurse Personnel, Nursing Nursing Personnel Registered Nurses Registered Nurses Nurse, Registered Nurses, Registered Registered Nurse

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Nurses".

Named Groups [M]
Persons [M01]
Occupational Groups [M01.526]
Health Personnel [M01.526.485]
Nurses [M01.526.485.650]
Health Care [N]
Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services [N02]
Health Personnel [N02.360]
Nurses [N02.360.650]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Nurses".

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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Nurses" by people in this website by year, and whether "Nurses" was a major or minor topic of these publications.

Bar chart showing 83 publications over 21 distinct years, with a maximum of 9 publications in 2019 and 2024

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1999	0	1	1
2001	0	2	2
2002	0	1	1
2005	2	0	2
2006	1	0	1
2009	2	1	3
2010	2	1	3
2011	1	0	1
2013	0	2	2
2014	2	4	6
2015	1	7	8
2016	3	0	3
2017	2	1	3
2018	2	1	3
2019	6	3	9
2020	3	2	5
2021	5	1	6
2022	6	0	6
2023	7	0	7
2024	7	2	9
2025	2	0	2

Below are the most recent publications written about "Nurses" by people in Profiles.

Tabata-Kelly M, Bulger AL, Reich AJ, Gazarian PK, Izumi S, Gray TF, Wichmann L, Rinaldi S, Bernacki RE. Nurses' Experiences of Serious Illness Conversations With Marginalized Patients in COVID-19. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2026 Jan; 71(1):24-42.

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Cadorette JH, McCurry MK, Letourneau RM, Viveiros JD. Attributes of Employment Important to Prelicensure and Newly Licensed Nurses for Recruitment and Retention. J Nurses Prof Dev. 2026 Mar-Apr 01; 42(2):91-95.

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VanKim NA, Charlton BM, Berzansky I, Fields ND, Whitcomb BW, Hankinson SE, Sievert LL, Bertone-Johnson ER. Natural menopause timing and menopause symptoms among lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women in the Nurses' Health Study II. Menopause. 2024 Dec 01; 31(12):1049-1054.

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Gynning BE, Karlsson E, Teoh K, Gustavsson P, Christiansen F, Brulin E. Contextualising the job demands-resources model: a cross-sectional study of the psychosocial work environment across different healthcare professions. Hum Resour Health. 2024 11 19; 22(1):77.

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Karlsson E, Karlsson N, Fernemark H, Seing I, Skagerstr?m J, Brulin E, Nilsen P. A Cross-Sectional Survey of Swedish Primary Healthcare Nurses' Discontent With Their Current Job. J Nurs Manag. 2024; 2024:2786600.

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Farland LV, Degnan WJ, Bertone-Johnson ER, Eliassen AH, Wang S, Gaskins AJ, Chavarro JE, Rich-Edwards JW, Missmer SA. History of infertility and anti-M?llerian hormone levels among participants in the Nurses' Health Study II. Menopause. 2024 Nov 01; 31(11):952-958.

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Greer JA, Post KE, Chabria R, Aribindi S, Brennan N, Eche-Ugwu IJ, Halpenny B, Fox E, Lo S, Waldman LP, Pintro K, Rabideau DJ, Pirl WF, Cooley ME, Temel JS. Randomized Controlled Trial of a Nurse-Led Brief Behavioral Intervention for Dyspnea in Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2024 Oct 20; 42(30):3570-3580.

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Cadorette JH, McCurry MK, Letourneau RM, Viveiros JD. Competence and Confidence With Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Competencies by Newly Licensed Registered Nurses. J Nurses Prof Dev. 2024 May-Jun 01; 40(3):133-138.

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Srichalerm T, Jacelon CS, Sibeko L, Granger J, Briere CE. Thai novice nurses' lived experiences and perspectives of breastfeeding and human milk in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). Int Breastfeed J. 2024 03 20; 19(1):20.

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Farland LV, Valenti M, Degnan WJ, Bertone-Johnson ER, Harris HR, DiVasta AD, Rexrode KM, Eliassen AH, Missmer SA. Laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis and anti-M?llerian hormone levels: Findings from the Nurses' Health Study II. Maturitas. 2024 May; 183:107969.

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