pri·vate duty nurse (pr  v t)n. A nurse who is not a member of a hospital staff but is called upon to take special care of an individual patient. |
private duty nurse
[prī′vit]
a nurse who may work in an institution, caring for a patient on a fee-for-service basis. The private duty nurse is not a member of the institution staff. Private duty care also occurs in the home.
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