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.
Nurse managers organize and direct the activities of nursing units in hospitals, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities. They perform a variety of administrative activities and ensure that all nurses in their units provide high-quality care to patients. In 2010, the average salary of a full-time nurse manager was $82,090 a year, according to a survey conducted by the editors of the journal Nursing Management..