Definitions for "Private Duty Nursing"
Keywords:  nurse, lvn, lpn, skilled, licensed
Medicaid term to refer to covered skilled nursing services provided in the home.
Nursing services provided in the home or in a facility exclusively to an individual primarily for observation and support and requiring a minimal degree of skilled interventions.
Nursing services provided in the home by an approved registered nurse (R.N.) or a licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) which last for extended periods of time.