From the Swedish word frisk healthy, which was derived from the Middle Low German word vrisch fresh, young, frisky and was one of the names handed out to avoid confusion in the army.rom the Swedish word frisk healthy, which was derived from the Middle Low German word vrisch fresh, young, frisky and was one of the names handed out to avoid confusion in the army.
Contractually, per diem medical staffing is the repetition of an hourly pay rate that is requested for possibly several days, or even weeks. The contract framework for per diem medical staffing is the agreement to pay a specific amount for each hour worked during some part of a day.
per diem [(puhr dee-uhm, deye-uhm)] A Latin phrase meaning âby the day.â Traveling sales reps or government workers often are paid a per diem, meaning an allowance out of which to cover daily expenses while traveling. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright Â© 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.