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direct patient care

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direct patient care,
(in nursing) care of a patient provided personally by a staff member. Direct patient care may involve any aspects of the health care of a patient, including treatments, counseling, self-care, patient education, and administration of medication.


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2) At least fifty per cent of the committee's membership shall consist of RNs who provide direct patient care in the hospital.
As an assistant practitioner, Peter would work alongside professional therapists supporting them but would also carry out some direct patient care.
The average reimbursement rate paid to Arkansas nursing homes last year, about $135 a day, included direct patient care costs of about $65.
 
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