Meanings
nountelenursing (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineThe use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services, including consulting with patients and receiving health data from them.
Origin
From tele- (prefix meaning ‘over a distance’) + nursing.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic التمريض عن بعد
- التمريض عن بعدuse of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services
German Telepflege
- Telepflegeuse of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services
Persian پرستاری از راه دور
- پرستاری از راه دورuse of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services
Russian дистанционный патронаж
- дистанционный патронаж (distancionnyj patronaž)use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services
Spanish teleenfermería
- teleenfermeríause of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services
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APA
telenursing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telenursing
MLA
“telenursing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telenursing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telenursing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telenursing.
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