Sign of the Day for Monday, May 6, 2024

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May 6th is National Nurses Day, and this week is National Nurses Week (May 6-12 annually). National Nurses Week ends on May 12th each year because Florence Nightingale, considered the founder of modern nursing, was born on May 12, 1820.

What is being signed (English Meaning)

NURSE


Sign Type

ASL


Sign Description

Non-dominant hand is palm up. Dominant hand is in the N handshape. The dominant hand taps the non-dominant wrist.


Memory Aid

Think of the location where doctors and nurses take your pulse.


This Sign is Used to Say (Sign Synonyms)

Example of Usage
English Sentence

The school nurse is always busy.

ASL Gloss

SCHOOL NURSE ALWAYS BUSY.


Sign Variations for this Word

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