Glossary >R-T >Skilled Nursing Care

 

Intensive care usually required around the clock and rendered by, or under the supervision of, a Registered Nurse or licensed Practical Nurse. It is provided only when prescribed by a doctor and usually on an inpatient basis at a hospital or skilled nursing facility. Skilled nursing care may include the administration of medications, tube feeding, the changing of wound dressings, and some types of minor surgery.