Ramont Ch. 10 VOCAB

  1. Admission
    process a client undergoes when entering a hospital for treatment
  2. Against medical advice (AMA)
    when a client after being admitted into the hospital leaves the facility without permission of the physician
  3. Coping Behaviors
    how people behave in times of stress of crisis in order to deal with their feelings
  4. Dehumanization
    when human qualities are ignored - clients having to surrender their belongings, privacy, and independance
  5. Discharge
    when a client goes home
  6. orientation
    introduction of clients to the people and facility into which they have been admitted; awareness of place and time and family members; program or time period provided for newly hired individuals to prepare them for their position
  7. Transfer
    move to another unit or to a different facility as a result of a client or physician request
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Ramont Ch. 10 VOCAB
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