persons in need of supervision
ABBR: PINS A legal term for children who, because of behavioral problems, require supervision, usually in an institution.
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Persons in Need of Supervision." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746308/0/persons_in_need_of_supervision.
Persons in need of supervision. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746308/0/persons_in_need_of_supervision. Accessed November 8, 2025.
Persons in need of supervision. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746308/0/persons_in_need_of_supervision
Persons in Need of Supervision [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2025 November 08]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/746308/0/persons_in_need_of_supervision.
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