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.
A nurse administrator is usually responsible for a group of departments, an entire hospital or several hospitals, while a nurse manager is more likely to have the responsibility for one or more nursing units within a hospital or other health care organization.