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Health care provider — A health care provider is an individual or an institution that provides preventive, curative, promotional or rehabilitative health care services in a systematic way to individuals, families or communities. An individual health care provider (also … Wikipedia
Nurse practitioner — A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an Advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) who has completed graduate level education (either a Master s or a Doctoral degree). Additional APRN roles include the Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)s, CNMs … Wikipedia
nurse — I n. 1) a community health (AE), public health (AE) nurse (BE is approximately health visitor) 2) a community (BE), district (BE), visiting (AE) nurse 3) a general duty; head; industrial, occupational health; operating room (AE); practical;… … Combinatory dictionary
Nurse Corps (United States Army) — Army Nurse Corps (U.S. Army) The Army Nurse Corps branch insignia Active 1901 – present day Country United States … Wikipedia
Health care system — A health care system is the organization of people, institutions, and resources to deliver health care services to meet the health needs of target populations. There is a wide variety of health care systems around the world, with as many… … Wikipedia
nurse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. attendant, nursemaid, nanny (inf.). See safety. v. i. foster, tend, serve, cherish; suckle, give suck; entertain, manage. See remedy. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [One who cares for the sick] Syn. attendant … English dictionary for students
HEALTH SERVICES — Before Statehood At the beginning of the 19th century, the Land of Israel (Ereẓ Israel) was ridden with disease. Wide areas were infested with malaria; enteric fever, dysentery, and trachoma took a heavy toll; and infant mortality was very high.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Health coaching — is becoming recognized as a new way to help individuals manage their illnesses and conditions, especially those of a chronic nature. Health coaching is a method of guiding another to discover and address their own ambivalence to health behavior… … Wikipedia
Health spending accounts — or HSAs are a tax free health benefit vehicle available to employers for employees residing in Canada. They were introduced in 1986 by Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) in their interpretation bulletin entitled IT 85R2. What is an HSA? A Health… … Wikipedia
Nurse — A nurse is responsible along with other health care professionals for the treatment, safety, and recovery of acutely or chronically ill/injured people, health maintenance of the healthy, and treatment of life threatening emergencies in a wide… … Wikipedia
