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

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)