Direct supervision requirements and incident to services: a primer for the WOC nurse.
The term incident to is defined as services or supplies furnished as an integral (composed of parts that together make a whole), although incidental (relating to or accompanying something more important), part of the provider's professional services rendered during the course of diagnosis or treatment. Such services are often referred to as a nurse visit. Nevertheless, when nurses provide "incident to physician services," the provider must be available to provide support. This article discusses the criteria necessary for nurses to deliver incident to services.
Vargo
Deanna M
DM
Cleveland Clinic, ET/WOC Nursing, Digestive Disease Institute/Nursing Institute, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. deanna.vargo@gmail.com
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