A medical institution specializing in providing inpatient care for psychological disorders. deinstitutionalization Transferring the treatment of mental illness from inpatient institutions to community-based facilities that emphasize outpatient care.
nurse manager. A nurse responsible for a unit in a hospital, nursing home, or ambulatory care setting. The nurse manager supervises staff performance and patient care.
The leadership of the nurse manager is key to effective functioning of the unit, to high-quality patient care, and to retention of nurses. 2 In one study, 3 84% of nurses leaving or considering leaving their jobs did so as a result of their relationships with their nurse manager.t is in the best interests of the staff nurse and of quality patient care for staff nurses to make their expectations for support clear to the nurse manager. Knowledge of the identified supportive role behaviors may help nurses to more explicitly formulate the support needed from the nurse manager.