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 Likes
TazziRN, RN May 18, 2007 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 spineCardiac: heart-relatedPulmonary: lungsOrtho: skeletal structureNephro: kidneysHepatic: 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 Likes
norcalRNstudent Specializes in ER. May 18, 2007 also Telemetry- like med-surg, but with patients that require constant cardiac monitoringMICU- medical ICUSICU- surgical ICUPICU- Pediatric ICUTICU- Trauma ICUNICU- Neonatal ICU 0 Likes
MikeyJ, RN Specializes in Peds, PICU, Home health, Dialysis. May 18, 2007 NSICU is Neurological Sciences ICU (a.k.a. Neuro ICU) 0 Likes
NurseCherlove Specializes in Med/Surg; Psych; Tele. May 19, 2007 PACU=Post Anesthesia Care UnitMICU=Medical Intensive Care UnitStep 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 Likes
P_RN, ADN, RN Specializes in ORTHOPAEDICS-CERTIFIED SINCE 89. May 19, 2007 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 Likes
gradRN2007, BSN, RN Specializes in Cardiac/Med Surg. May 19, 2007 ccu=cardiac care unitaku=acute kidney unit, dialysis 0 Likes
EarthChild1130 Specializes in Psychiatric. May 22, 2007 Don't forget psych! Psych=MHU=Mental Health Unit=loads of fun until all you-know-what breaks loose!:monkeydance: 0 Likes
