ðə nˈɜːs ʃˈɑːɹk hɐz ɐ wˈaɪd bˌʌt pˈætʃi dʒˌɪəɡɹˈæfɪkəl dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən ɐlˈɔŋ tɹˈɑːpɪkəl ænd sʌbtɹˈɑːpɪkəl kˈoʊstəl wˈɔːɾɚz ʌvðɪ ˈiːstɚn ɐtlˈæntɪk, wˈɛstɚn ɐtlˈæntɪk, ænd ˈiːstɚn pɐsˈɪfɪk.
The nurse shark has a wide but patchy geographical distribution along tropical and subtropical coastal waters of the Eastern Atlantic, Western Atlantic, and Eastern Pacific.