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ambulatory care unit

Hospital unit that is divided into specialties and designed to deliver care and services to nonhospitalized patients who can move about on their own.
ambulatory care unit Rooms equipped with toilets and sinks. Room in which employees store their street clothes. Room used to store medication available to medical personnel. Waiting area used when the main waiting room is full. Area where persons wait to have samples taken. Room designed to receive people. Room used to perform minor surgical procedures. Plumbing fixture used by surgeons to disinfect their hands before minor surgery. Area used by patients waiting for consultation. Room in which a person’s hearing acuity is measured. Room in which a physician examines a patient. Home care referral services offered to patients and their families. Area where a patient puts on a hospital gown. Room where a patient is kept under surveillance for a specific period following a surgical procedure. Room in which microorganisms on instruments used in treatment are destroyed. Room in which a physician treats a patient. Room with the equipment required to analyze samples. Room in which a nurse collects blood and urine samples for analysis. Room where patient records are stored for future consultation.

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toilet

forms of medications

examples of doors?[1]

operating suite

first aid kit

first aid equipment?[1]

emergency

restrooms

Rooms equipped with toilets and sinks.
toilet
toilet

staff locker room

Room in which employees store their street clothes.

pharmacy

Room used to store medication available to medical personnel.
forms of medications
forms of medications

secondary waiting room

Waiting area used when the main waiting room is full.

specimen collection center waiting room

Area where persons wait to have samples taken.

main entrance

examples of doors [1]
examples of doors [1]

reception area

Room designed to receive people.

operating room

Room used to perform minor surgical procedures.
operating suite
operating suite

surgeon’s sink

Plumbing fixture used by surgeons to disinfect their hands before minor surgery.

main waiting room

Area used by patients waiting for consultation.

medical equipment storage room

first aid kit
first aid kit
first aid equipment [1]
first aid equipment [1]

audiometric examination room

Room in which a person’s hearing acuity is measured.

nurses’ lounge

examination room

Room in which a physician examines a patient.

social services

Home care referral services offered to patients and their families.

undressing booth

Area where a patient puts on a hospital gown.

observation room

Room where a patient is kept under surveillance for a specific period following a surgical procedure.

sterilization room

Room in which microorganisms on instruments used in treatment are destroyed.

treatment room

Room in which a physician treats a patient.

pathology laboratory

Room with the equipment required to analyze samples.

specimen collection room

Room in which a nurse collects blood and urine samples for analysis.

medical records

Room where patient records are stored for future consultation.