Definition

1. Noun:
   • An educational institution for training nurses: A "nursing school" is a specialized school or a division within a college or university that provides the academic and clinical education required to become a licensed nurse.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • She was accepted into a prestigious nursing school.
  • The curriculum at the nursing school includes both classroom lectures and hospital rotations.

Advanced Usage

• "to graduate from nursing school": to complete the required training program and earn a degree or diploma in nursing.
  • After she graduates from nursing school, she plans to work in a pediatric ward.

Variants and Related Words

• Nursing program (n): A course of study leading to a nursing qualification, often used interchangeably with "nursing school" in some contexts.
  • The university offers a highly competitive nursing program.

Synonyms

• School of nursing: An alternative term for a nursing school.
• Nurse training college: A term, more common in some regions, for an institution that trains nurses.

Noun

1. a school for training nurses