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What are some different nursing units/departments? I'm looking at my options for preceptorship.


March 11th, 2022

Med surg, Step down, pediatrics, OR, ICU, ED, psych are very general. Some hospitals may have specialized departments (ie. CV ICU, med surg ICU, cardiac unit, ortho unit, oncology, hematology, etc)

February 14th, 2022

NICU... neonatal intensive care unit.

January 17th, 2022

Med/Surg (Renal, Oncology, Pediatrics, Neurology, Orthopedic). These are some examples of different subcategories of Med/Surg)

Emergency Department

PACU-post anesthesia care unit

ICU which can also have different subcategories
Medical ICU, Surgical ICU, Pediatric ICU

Labor and Delivery

Postpartum

Inpatient Rehab

Long Term Acute Care

These are the first ones that came to my thoughts, but there are more. I hope this helps!