What is Admission and discharge ?? ONI

admission and discharge

What is Admission

 Definition of admission :-

Admission defined as allowing a patient to stay in hospital for observation , investigation , treatment and care .

Purpose of admission :- 

To recieve the patient in the ward for admission according to his condition .

To provide comfortable and safety .

To provide immediate care .

To obtain complete information about the client .

To establish nurse patient relationship .

Principle of admission :-

Sudden change or strangeness in the environment produce fear and anxiety.

Entering the hospital is a treat to one's personal identity .

People have diversity of habitat and behaviour 

Illness can be traumatic experience for the patient and bring stress and physical and mental health .

General instructions 

To receive the patient and help him to adjust hospital environment .

To welcome and establish a positive relationship with patient and relatives .

To obtain needed identify data concerning the patient .

To provide immediate care safety and comfortable .

To collaborate patients with planning and provide comprehensive care .

To observe sign and symptom for checking general condition.

Types of admission :- 

1) Emergency admission 

In this patient are admission in acute condition , requiring immediate care .

Eg :- Accident , Burn etc .

2) routine admission 

In this patient are admitted for investigation medical or surgical treatment .

Treatment is given according to patients problem.

Eg :- Hypertension , diabetes mellitus , hernia etc .

What is Discharge

Discharge :- 

It is have of patients from the hospital after the course of treatment of disease.

Type of discharge :- 

1) cured = cured and discharge when the treatment of patient is over from the hospital .

2) lAMA (leave against medical advice) 

Due to any personal reason of patients and relatives .

3) DOR ( discharge on request ) .

4) Absconded :- patients leave hospital without any information .

General principles 

Patient and family understand the diagnosis anticipated level functioning , discharge medication and anticipated medical follow up.

specialized instructions is provide to the patient and family to ensure that proper care after discharge will be provided to the patient .

community support system are co- ordinated to enable the patient to return home .

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