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Nursing Care
Primary
A Nursing Care Agency is an entity that provides skilled nursing care through the services of a Registered Nurse (RN) or a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), by employees, contracted individuals, or via a registry, in a variety of...
GA license #16865 taxonomy 251J00000X
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Adult Companion
An individual who provides supervision, socialization, and non-medical care to a functionally impaired adult. Companions may assist or supervise the individual with such tasks as meal preparation, laundry and shopping, but do not...
GA license #036-R-1285 taxonomy 372600000X
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Home Health
A public agency or private organization, or a subdivision of such an agency or organization, that is primarily engaged in providing skilled nursing services and other therapeutic services, such as physical therapy, speech-language...
taxonomy 251E00000X
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Home Health Aide
A person trained to assist public health nurses, home health nurses, and other health professionals in the bedside care of patients in their homes.
GA license #036-R-1285 taxonomy 374U00000X
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Licensed Practical Nurse
An individual with post-high school vocational training and practical experience in the provision of nursing care at a level less than that required for certification as a Registered Nurse. Requirements for education, experience,...
GA license #036-R-1285GA license #16865 taxonomy 164W00000X
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Nurse Practitioner
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum...
GA license #116865 taxonomy 363L00000X
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Nurse's Aide
(1) An unlicensed individual who is trained to function in an assistive role to the licensed nurse in the provision of patient/client activities as delegated by the nurse; (2) An individual trained (either on-the-job or through a formal...
GA license #036-R-1285GA license #16865 taxonomy 376K00000X
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Physician Assistant
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally...
GA license #16865 taxonomy 363A00000X
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Registered Nurse
(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or...
GA license #036-R-1285GA license #16865 taxonomy 163W00000X
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Registered Nurse
Definition to come...
GA license #16865 taxonomy 163WP0808X
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Technician
An individual who provides assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, personal hygiene, activities of daily living as specified in the plan of care. Services which are incidental to the care furnished, or essential to the health and...
GA license #036-R-1285 taxonomy 3747P1801X