Nursing unit

The treatment unit (OR) belongs to the basic part of the inpatient department of larger and smaller hospitals. A standard care unit consists of 25 to 30 beds and can vary in size.

Division:

• according to the age of the patient – maternity, infant, child, adult,
• according to degree of intensity – standard treatment unit, ICU, ARO,
• infectious,
• non-infectious.

Types of OJ

One-sided

• Older OJ type.
• Rooms for patients and complements (operating rooms) on one side, windows on the other.
• Disadvantageous in the length of the corridor, advantageous in the illumination of the department.

Double sided

• Patient rooms on one side of the department, complements (operating rooms) on the other.
• Advantageous in the length of the corridor (shorter dimensions), disadvantageous in the lack of daylight.

Circular

• The most modern OJ.
• Complements (operating rooms) mostly in the middle of the department and patient rooms are located around the nurses' office.
• Advantageous in the clarity of the department.

U-shaped treatment unit

• Patient rooms and other rooms are arranged around a U-shaped corridor.
• The social facilities and cleaning room are centrally located in the core of the treatment unit.

Treatment Unit Components

Client rooms

• Mostly 1-6 beds.
• Patient rooms, whether standard or above-standard, should be spacious, lighted, ventilated and have a pleasant effect on the human psyche.
• Room equipment: Bed accessible from at least three sides, bedside table, table, chair, signaling to call a nurse.
• Most rooms nowadays are equipped with their own bathroom + toilet, television...

Nurses' office

• It is divided into a working part (preparation of drugs for applications, preparation of aids for performance) and an administrative part (writing documentation, etc.).
• Nurse's equipment: desk, chair, computer, cupboards for storing aids, refrigerator (for medicines), pharmacy.

Examination Room

• Patients (hospitalized as well as outpatients) are examined here and minor procedures are performed.
• Equipment of the examination room: couch, examination table, dressing trolley, cupboards with aids.

Kitchen

• Used to prepare and heat some meals and to make tea for patients.
• Equipment: stove, microwave oven, kitchen unit, refrigerator, sink, dishes.

Dining Room

• The sick eat here or it is used as a day room.
• Equipment: table and chairs.

Bathroom

• In most hospitals, there are showers rather than bathtubs, as it is definitely more hygienic and practical.
• Equipment: shower (curtain, non-slip mat, handrail, seat), sink, mirror, signaling device, chair, sunbed, clean linen.
• So-called mobile bathtubs are used for immobile patients.

Toilet

• Nowadays, the toilet is part of the room, but if it is not, the toilet should be adjacent to the bathroom.
• Equipment: barrier-free access, toilet attachment, signaling device, sink, shelves for urine containers (described with the names of patients who need urine collection per time unit for further treatment or diagnosis).

Cleaning Room

• This part of the OJ is accessible only to medical personnel and is used for chemical treatment, disinfection of contaminated hospital equipment (underlay bowls, sinks...), for storing cleaning agents and their possible dilution.
• Infectious material is handled here, care must be taken to use protective equipment (gloves, masks).
• Equipment: cupboards for storing cleaning and disinfecting agents, sink (disposal of biological material), plastic bags for waste, washer for urine bottles and trays.

Clean linen storage

• Clean linen for patients (shirts, hospital underwear), bedding, mats, sheets, spare pillows and blankets, anti-decubitus are stored here.

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References

KELNAROVÁ, Jarmila. Ošetřovatelství pro zdravotnické asistenty. 1. ročník. 1. edition. Praha : Grada, 2009. 46-49 pp. ISBN 9788024728308.