Admitting Patient
Definition: A patient who undergoes a hospital's admission process to receive
treatment and/or care. This treatment and/or care is provided over a period of
time and can occur in hospital and/or in the person's home (for hospital-in-the-
home patients).
When admitting a patient what are the basic procedures?
In Preparation. Prior to the day of your hospital procedure or
admission, there are several processes that must be
completed, including: ...
Registration. ...
Patient Advocate Consultation. ...
Pre-Admission Testing. ...
Anesthesia Evaluation/Questionnaire. ...
The Day of Arrival. ...
Billing and Payment. ...
Phone Numbers.
What is an admitting nurse?
The Admissions nurse is a Licensed Vocational Nurse who
interviews pre-operative patients to gather necessary data to
assist the Ambulatory Care RN in admission planning, pre-
admission screening and teaching
What document is the patient handed at admission?
(patient history)
An admission note is part of a medical record that documents
the patient's status (including history and physical examination
findings), reasons why the patient is being admitted for
inpatient care to a hospital or other facility, and the initial
instructions for that patient's care.
What is an admission summary?
An admission note is part of a medical record that documents
the patient's status (including history and physical examination
findings), reasons why the patient is being admitted for inpatient
care to a hospital or other facility, and the initial instructions for
that patient's care.
What is the patient registration process?
Patient registration is a complex process that requires a
considerable amount of preliminary patient data input, including:
Collection of patient demographic information, including
personal and contact information. Patient referral or
appointment scheduling. Collection of patient health history.
The Example conversation of Admitting Patient in the
hospital
This is a conversation between a patient/ attendant and a nurse in a hospital where the patient has been
admitted.
(In the conversation, the two main characters – nurse and patient/ attendant – have been color-coded for
ease of browsing.)
Nurse: Did you call me?
Patient: (Speaks with some discomfort) Yes, I did. I’ve body ache and mild fever since I woke up this
morning.
Nurse: Lemme (let me) check.
(The nurse checks the patient’s temperature and blood pressure.)
Nurse: You’ve mild fever, but your blood pressure is normal. Nothing to worry about. The doctor will
come on morning round between 9:30 and 10:00 AM. Tell him about this when he is here. In the
meantime, you can have your breakfast.
Patient: OK.
Attendant: Are there more tests the patient needs to undergo and when will the patient be discharged?
Nurse: Like I said before, blood test on fasting state will be done tomorrow, and the patient will be
discharged most likely day after tomorrow. However, doctor will take the final call on the discharge date.
Word Power : Medical Terms that you should know
1. Abasia : inability to work
2. Abatement : a reduction or elimination of pub;ic
health nuisance such as
Smoke, loud noise, etc.
3. Abaxial : Lying outside the axis of anybody or part.
4. Abdomen : the part of body between chest and
hip region.
5. Abdominogenital : Relating to abdomen and genital
organs.
Assignment :
Doing some tasks and discuss it with your group how to explain
the using and the work of :
1. Explaining how the Hearth work?
2. Putting a patient at ease?
3. How to give a nursing handover?
4. How to do a charting blood pressure and pulse?
5. Finding other 5 terms of medical and explain the used of it.
