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Descriptor English: Primary Nursing
Descriptor Spanish: Enfermería Primaria
Descriptor enfermería primaria
Entry term(s) asistencia de enfermería primaria
cuidados de enfermería primaria
Scope note: Responsabilidad principal de las enfermeras en cuanto a la planificación, la evaluación y el cuidado de los pacientes durante el curso de la enfermedad, la convalecencia y la recuperación.
Descriptor Portuguese: Enfermagem Primária
Descriptor French: Soins infirmiers intégraux
Entry term(s): Care, Primary Nursing
Nursing Care, Primary
Nursing, Primary
Primary Nursing Care
Tree number(s): N02.421.533.760
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011321
Scope note: The primary responsibility of one nurse for the planning, evaluation, and care of a patient throughout the course of illness, convalescence, and recovery.
Annotation: do not confuse with PRIMARY CARE NURSING which refers to methods of patient care by nurses as primary care providers
Allowable Qualifiers: CL classification
EC economics
ES ethics
HI history
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MT methods
OG organization & administration
SD supply & distribution
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
Previous Indexing: Nursing Care (1974-1976)
Primary Health Care (1974-1976)
Public MeSH Note: 77
History Note: 77
DeCS ID: 11757
Unique ID: D011321
NLM Classification: WY 100
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1977/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/05/19
Revision Date: 2015/06/29
Primary Nursing - Preferred
Concept UI M0017577
Scope note The primary responsibility of one nurse for the planning, evaluation, and care of a patient throughout the course of illness, convalescence, and recovery.
Preferred term Primary Nursing
Entry term(s) Care, Primary Nursing
Nursing Care, Primary
Nursing, Primary
Primary Nursing Care



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