"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.
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
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| MeSH Number(s) |
M01.526.485.650 N02.360.650
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| Concept/Terms |
Nurses- Nurses
- Nurse
- Personnel, Nursing
- Nursing Personnel
Registered Nurses- Registered Nurses
- Nurse, Registered
- Nurses, Registered
- Registered Nurse
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| 2017 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2020 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Nurses" by people in Profiles.
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Caregiver burden and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in the Nurses' Health Studies. Am J Epidemiol. 2025 Feb 05; 194(2):362-369.
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From not knowing, to knowing more needs to be done: health care providers describe the education they need to care for sex trafficked patients. BMC Med Educ. 2024 Jul 31; 24(1):824.
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Compliance with U.S. Government Nutrition Advice and Concurrent Obesity Trends Using Nurses' Health Study Data, 1980-2011. J Nutr. 2024 04; 154(4):1356-1367.
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Project ECHO telementoring program in epilepsy for school nurses. Epilepsy Behav. 2023 03; 140:109114.
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Shared governance council to engage advanced practice registered nurses in a hospital setting. J Am Assoc Nurse Pract. 2023 Feb 01; 35(2):163-169.
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Preventing Communication Breakdown Between Radiologic Technologists and Radiology Nurses. Radiol Technol. 2023 01; 94(3):215-219.
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Proinflammatory Diet Is Associated With Increased Risk of Fecal Incontinence Among Older Women: Prospective Results From the Nurses' Health Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 06; 21(6):1657-1659.e3.
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Nurses' Views on the Use of Physical Restraints in Intensive Care: A Qualitative Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 09 13; 18(18).
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Postoperative Cardiovascular Surgery Delirium: Interrater Agreement Between Nurses and Clinical Nurse Specialist and Factors Associated With Prevalence. Clin Nurse Spec. 2021 Sep-Oct 01; 35(5):238-245.
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Comparison of Psychological and Physiological Stress in NICU Nurses: Effects of Unit Design and Shift. Adv Neonatal Care. 2021 Aug 01; 21(4):E93-E100.