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.
Education. An RN case manager is first and foremost a registered nurse (RN). Most case managers have either many years of experience as a nurse or have earned a Masterâs in Nursing degree, focusing on a particular nursing specialty. A growing number of these professionals choose to earn a Doctorate (PhD) in Nursing.fter receiving an RN (and passing the NCLEX exam), the prospective RN case manager may also seek a Masterâs Degree in Nursing (MSN), choosing a particular nursing specialty among the many possible specialties that include the following: 1  Urgent care. 2  Geriatrics. 3  Pediatric nursing. 4  Surgical nursing.