Getting Started in Acute Care Hospitals. Patients admitted into acute care hospitals present with complex medical issues. Typically, only the most critically ill patients remain in the hospital for more than a few days. The speech-language pathologist working in this setting must have a grasp of medical terminology and procedures and the roles of medical specialists and other health care professionals.
Flock, drove, herd, pack refer to a company of animals, often under the care or guidance of someone. Flock is the popular term, which applies to groups of animals, especially of sheep or goats, and companies of birds: This lamb is the choicest of the flock. A flock of wild geese flew overhead. Drove is especially applied to a number of oxen, sheep, or swine when driven in a group: A drove of oxen was taken to market.
Flock can be made from natural or synthetic materials such as cotton, rayon, nylon and polyester. There are two types of flock - milled and cut. Milled flock is produced from cotton or synthetic textile waste material. Because of the manufacturing process, milled flock is not uniform in length. Cut flock is produced only from first quality filament synthetic materials.