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The entry of a patient into a hospital or ward for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes
Admission
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What are the types of admission?
- 1. Planned (nonurgent) admission
- 2. Emergency admission
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This type of admission refers to scheduled in-hospital stay, based on decisions made by you and your physician requiring specialized In Hospital treatment.
Planned (nonurgent) admission
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This type of admission to hospital involves a sudden health issue that needs you to go to an emergency department or call an ambulance.
Emergency admission
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Special Considerations in Hospital Admission
- -Admission causes undue stress.
- -Be observant & consider the individual patient needs.
- -Provide an individual admission procedure.
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What is under the process before admission?
- -Meet and receive the patient in the admitting office.
- -Doctor's admission order sheet
- -Letter of Authorization
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can be obtained from patient either on the day of admission or in advance
Patient Information Sheet
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Staff obtains patient's information & inputs it on an ___________
admission sheet
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What are advance directives?
Health care advance directives are legal documents that communicate a person's wishes about health care decisions in the event the person becomes incapable of making health care decisions.
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What is Patient Care Partnership?
The PCP is a voluntary, cooperative agreement between patients and providers that outlines the roles and responsibilities of each party.
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A centralized, coordinated, interdisciplinary process that ensures that
a patient has a plan for continuing care after leaving a health care agency.
Discharge Planning
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What are the types of discharge?
- 1. Planned discharge
- 2. DAMA/LAMA
- 3. Abscond
- 4. Referral
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What is LAMA/DAMA?
Leave Against Medical Advice (LAMA), also called discharge against medical advice (DAMA), is an act whereby a patient takes his/her discharge contrary to the recommendation or will of the attending physician.
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What is planned discharge?
This is when a patient takes his/her discharge corresponding to the recommendation or will of the attending physicican.
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What is abscond?
This means that the patient has left the hospital without permission or information and is not traceable within the hospital premises.
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What is referral discharge?
This is the process of sending someone to another person or agency for special services.
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What are the guidelines for discharge planning?
- 1. Assessing and Identifying Healthcare Needs
- 2. Setting Goals With the Patient
- 3. Teaching
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In setting goals with patient, what do we consider?
Set mutual and realistic goals
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If patient is involved in goal-setting, ____________ will be met.
plan of care
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What are the topics to teach to patients before discharge?
- -Medications
- -Procedures and Treatments
- -Diet
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To identify & recommend referrals, the nurse must be:
- -familiar with the resources that are available in the community
- -infos on client's previous awareness & choice of community resources
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