Talc (1), the softest mineral on the Mohs scale has a hardness greater than gypsum (2) in the direction that is perpendicular to the cleavage. Diamonds (10) also show a variation in hardness (the octahedral faces are harder than the cube faces).
The Ambulatory Surgery Unit (ASU) is a multifaceted unit. A preoperative (preop) nurse assesses outpatients prior to the day of surgery. This is done at the ASU preop clinic visit and again on the day of surgery. The ASU RN assures the patient meets health and nursing criteria prior to surgery.
Report Abuse. Ambulatory disabilities are those that have an impact on your ambulation. This includes people who limp, who experience pain when walking, who cannot walk unaided, whose use wheelchairs-canes-walkers and whose walk is impaired because of a physical difference.