Chapter 2: Intensive Care Units
Oncology ICU - ANS-The intensive care unit dedicated to the treatment and diagnosis
of cancer
Neurology ICU - ANS-a specially trained area of the hospital providing care to patients
who suffer from severe brain injuries; Deals with illness/disorders in the nervous system;
focuses on the nervous system's anatomy and functions for diagnosis
Kidney Transplant ICU - ANS-the specialized area where patients recover from or
prepare for the organ transplant of a kidney into a patient with end-stage renal disease
Cardiac Care Unit (CCU) - ANS-a hospital ward specialized in the care of patients with
heart attacks among other various cardiac conditions that requires continuous
monitoring and treatment.
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) - ANS-area where more critically ill patients require additional
monitoring and are more susceptible to infections
Intermediate Care Unit (IMCU): - ANS-the area in a hospital or emergency room where
patients need a high level of nursing care and surveillance. They are more stable than
patients in the ICU
Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) - ANS-intensive care unit for patients who remain
critically ill following surgery or need their vital signs closely monitored and require
intensive nursing care before transferring to a room or ward
Medical Ethics - ANS-set of moral principles that regulate the behavior of healthcare
professionals
Confidentiality - ANS-the right of an individual to have personal, identifiable medical
information kept private, unless given consent by the patient
Hippocrates - ANS-"Father of Medicine"; was a scientist during the Golden Age in
Greece; believed all diseases came from natural causes. He also had high ideals for
physicians & an oath was made that is still used today
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