| Descriptor in English: | nursing |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | enfermería |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | enfermagem |
| Descriptor in French: | soins infirmiers |
| Entry term(s): |
home care nursing care |
| Scope note: | Used with diseases for nursing care and techniques in their management. It includes the nursing role in diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive procedures. |
| Annotation: | subhead only; includes "nursing care" by professional nurse or physician-prescribed home programs; see MeSH scope note in Introduction; indexing policy: Manual 19.8.48; DF: /nurs or /NU |
| Online Note: | search policy: Online Manual; use: main heading/NU or NU (SH) or SUBS APPLY NU |
| History Note: | 66; used with Category C & F 1966-69; C, E & F 1970-74; C, E & F3 1975 forward |
| Entry Version: |
NURS |
| Abbreviation: | NU |
| DeCS UI: | 22024 |
| Descriptor UI: | Q000451 |
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1973/12/27 |
| Revision Date: | 2003/07/24 |
nursing
- Preferred
home care
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0030646 |
| Scope note | Used with diseases for nursing care and techniques in their management. It includes the nursing role in diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive procedures. |
| Preferred term | nursing |
| Entry term(s) |
nursing care |
| Concept UI |
M0030647 |
| Preferred term | home care |
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