Contents 1 Types of nursing units 1.1 Inpatient units 1.2 Outpatient clinics 1.3 Intensive care units 1.4 Surgical units

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 a nurse manager or matron is in charge of the unit.

Types of nursing units

Inpatient units

• 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 and developmental disorders
• Chemical dependency
• Dermatology
• Diagnostic Radiology
• Emergency treatment
• Medicine
• Neurology
• Neurosurgery
• Oncology
• Ophthalmology
• Oral surgery
• Orthopaedics
• Otolaryngology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry
• Radiation oncology
• Renal dialysis
• 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)

Surgical units

• Ambulatory surgery
• Main operating room
• Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)