near-patient testing definition
near-patient testing means any investigation carried out in a clinical setting or at the patient's home for which the result is available without reference to a laboratory and rapidly enough to affect immediate patient management;
near-patient testing means any testing performed outside a laboratory environment by a qualified practitioner, registered nurse or registered pharmacist, generally near to, or at the side of, a patient.
near-patient testing. Any testing performed outside a laboratory environment by a healthcare professional not necessarily a laboratory professional, generally near to, or at the side of, the patient. Also known as Point-of-Care (POC).
More Definitions of near-patient testing
near-patient testing or "point of care testing" means testing performed outside a laboratory environment by a healthcare professional not necessarily a laboratory professional, generally near to, or at the side of, a patient;