P | settings for nursing Flashcards
acute care hospitals
clients’ homes
community agencies
settings for nursing
settings for nursing (ACC)
acute care hospitals
clients’ homes
community agencies
is a healthcare facility where patients receive outpatient care
ambulatory clinics
are often focused on specific specialties such as cardiology,
dermatology, or orthopedics, but they can also provide general care.
ambulatory clinics
❖The key difference is that patients can walk in (or be transported) and walk out the same day
without requiring an inpatient stay.
ambulatory clinics
provide a variety of services, both
medical and personal care, to people who are unable to manage
independently in the community.
long-term care facilities
HMOs
health maintenance organizations
❖typically refers to a facility or a designated area within a healthcare setting where nursing
professionals receive hands-on training, education, and practice.
nursing practice centers
In some cases, ? ? ? may also function as a ? ? where new
nursing practices, technologies, and patient care strategies are tested and developed.
nursing practice centers, research hub
• Interactions with fellow students establish level and direction of effort,
goals, and activities; develop solidarity
socialization to nursing
• Students bound together by feelings of mutual cooperation, support, and
solidarity
socialization