inpatient unit
Overnight care floor
An inpatient unit is a section of a hospital or medical facility where patients stay overnight or longer for treatment, monitoring, or recovery.
Distinguished from outpatient services where patients go home the same day: She was transferred from the emergency room to the psychiatric inpatient unit.
Common types include intensive care units, maternity wards, and mental health units.
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- wardProtected person; division
- hospital bedClinical sleeping furniture
- admissionEntry or confession
- dischargeRelease of substance outward
discharge papers · psychiatric · nursing · shift change · bed · bed rest · treatment · pain management · acute · care · stay · round · chart · medical chart · vitals · vital signs · medication · gown
inpatient unitoutpatient clinic
Medical facility without hospitalization
walk-in clinic · doctor's office · outpatient services · telehealth · telemedicine
inpatient unithome care
Assistance provided at residence
community care · outreach services · home hospice · self-care · independent living
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