- Nursing unit
A nursing unit is an area in a
hospital or other health care delivery setting where patients with similar needs are grouped to facilitate the delivery of care by health care professionals trained in that specialty. Typically anurse manager ormatron is in charge of the unit.Types of nursing units
Inpatient units
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Bone marrow transplant
*Burn unit
*Geriatrics
*Hematology /Oncology
*Labor and Delivery
*Cardiology
*Medical/Surgical (frequently abbreviated as "Med/Surg")
*Medicine
*Mother/Baby
*Neurology
*Neurosurgery
*Neuropsychiatric
*Oncology
*Organ transplant
*Orthopaedics
*Otolaryngology
*Pediatrics
*Psychiatry
*Rehabilitation
*Surgery
*Telemetry
*Urology Outpatient clinics
*Burn treatment
*Diabetes
*Disabilities anddevelopmental disorders
*Chemical dependency
*Dermatology
*DiagnosticRadiology
*Emergency treatment
*Medicine
*Neurology
*Neurosurgery
*Oncology
*Ophthalmology
*Oral surgery
*Orthopaedics
*Otolaryngology
*Pediatrics
*Psychiatry
*Radiation oncology
*Renaldialysis
*Rheumatology
*Surgical
*Urology Intensive care units
*Cardiovascular intensive care unit (CCU)
*Medical intensive care unit (MICU)
*Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
*Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU)
*Step-down care units
*Surgical intensive care unit (SICU)urgical units
*Ambulatory surgery
*Main operating room
*Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)
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