[title]Family quotes[/title] [description]Welcome to our family quotes section! Here you'll find some of the funniest (and wisest) quotes on the subject of family life![/description]
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Latest post Wed, Jan 17 2007 10:34 PM by KimRN. 4 replies.
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Anonymous  +  257685 Sun, 20 Aug 06 08:36 PM

Hello,

which form is more common? Which form do doctors use (in the UK, in the USA)? thank you in advance.

Anonymous, 3 yr 91 days ago
In UK we say on the ward, pretty sure that US is the same Smile [:)]
Zoomzoomzoom, 3 yr 91 days ago

Uk doctors say "on the ward" 90% of the time!

 I don't know what American doctors say.

Anonymous, 2 yr 314 days ago

Hi.  In the US we say "on the unit."

Kim, RN

KimRN  +  316509 Wed, 17 Jan 07 10:34 PM
In the US, we also say "on the floor." For example, a nurse might say, "I work on a medical-surgical floor." The difference between "unit" and "floor" in the US is that "unit" implies more specialized care with less patients per nurse.  For example, we talk about being in a "burn unit" or "intensive care unit" while we might say "neurological floor" "post-op floor", etc.  I hope this helps.
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