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 (day-rate) usually refers to what someone's pay rate is based on,i.e. per the day, job, etc. Many nurese work per-diem where they have no set hours but are paid an hourly rate as the are sent on temporary assignments-such as home health nurses. Per-diem can be full or part-time workers.