What do all the floors or places in the hospital mean? I know this is a simple/dumb quesiton, but you gotta learn it sometime I guess.. Obviously I know what OB/L&D are, Oncology, ED, the obvious ones, but can someone please explain to me all the other floors or departments, or places, and what exactly you do there? .. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 18, 2007 by TazziRN, RN Are you a credible source? Add your Credentials, Experience, etc. 6,487 Posts; 21,434 Profile Views MedSurg or MS: medical-surgical floor, the general catch-all place pts end up who are not on a specialty floor. Neuro: neurological/neurosurgical....having to do with the brain and spine Cardiac: heart-related Pulmonary: lungs Ortho: skeletal structure Nephro: kidneys Hepatic: liver (When nephro and hepatic patients are separated into their own units it's usually due to transplants) Heme-Onc: blood cancers like leukemia 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 18, 2007 by norcalRNstudent norcalRNstudent has 1 years experience and specializes in ER. 97 Posts; 1,717 Profile Views also Telemetry- like med-surg, but with patients that require constant cardiac monitoring MICU- medical ICU SICU- surgical ICU PICU- Pediatric ICU TICU- Trauma ICU NICU- Neonatal ICU 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 18, 2007 by TazziRN, RN Are you a credible source? Add your Credentials, Experience, etc. 6,487 Posts; 21,434 Profile Views ID: Infectious Diseases 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 18, 2007 by MikeyJ, RN MikeyJ is a RN and specializes in Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis. 1,124 Posts; 9,333 Profile Views NSICU is Neurological Sciences ICU (a.k.a. Neuro ICU) 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 19, 2007 by NurseCherlove NurseCherlove has 3 years experience and specializes in Med/Surg; Psych; Tele. 367 Posts; 5,561 Profile Views PACU=Post Anesthesia Care Unit MICU=Medical Intensive Care Unit Step down units can mean different things in different hospitals...there was a somewhat recent thread on here about differences in cardiac stepdown units...do a search on here 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 19, 2007 by P_RN, BSN, RN P_RN has 30 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89. 6,011 Posts; 33,322 Profile Views A&E in Europe and OZ is accident and emergency (ER or ED in US) Theatre there is operating room here. Rooms there is doctors office here. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 19, 2007 by msdobson Are you a credible source? Add your Credentials, Experience, etc. 492 Posts; 5,004 Profile Views Cafeteria = Cafeteria (aka "The Slurp 'n' Burp") 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 19, 2007 by gradRN2007, BSN, RN gradRN2007 has 12 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in Cardiac/Med Surg. 274 Posts; 3,987 Profile Views ccu=cardiac care unit aku=acute kidney unit, dialysis 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
May 22, 2007 by EarthChild1130 EarthChild1130 has 9 years experience and specializes in Psychiatric. 576 Posts; 8,204 Profile Views Don't forget psych! Psych=MHU=Mental Health Unit=loads of fun until all you-know-what breaks loose!:monkeydance: 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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