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inpatient care unit, a hospital unit organized for the provision of medical and nursing services to a group of inpatients. Units are usually grouped according to diagnosis or other common characteristics, such as maternity or surgical patients. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The hospital's chief nursing officer shall establish a mechanism for obtaining input from nurses in all inpatient care units who provide direct patient care regarding the nursing services staffing plan recommendations. Specifically, the statute requires every hospital "to implement a written hospital wide staffing plan, recommended by a nursing care committee or committees that provides for minimum direct care professional registered nurse-to-patient staffing needs for each inpatient care unit. |
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