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1. Admission
By: Kamlesh Menaria
Lecturer, MSN
GCN

2. Definition of Admission
• Admission is defined as allowing a patient to stay in
hospital for observation, investigation, treatment and
care.
• Admission is the entry of a patient into a
hospital/ward for therapeutic/diagnostic.

3. Purpose:
• To provide comfort & safety.
• To provide immediate care.
• To be ready for emergency.
• To assist patient in adjusting in hospital
environment.
• To acquire vital information.
• To obtain information about patient such as
personnel information.
• To establish nurse-patient relationship.

4. Principles:
 Sudden changes or strangeness in the environment procedure
fear & anxiety.
 Entering the hospital is a threat to one’s personal identity.
 People have diversity of habits & behaviors.
 Illness can be novel experience for the client & bring stress on
his physical and mental health.

5. Types of admission
• Patients are admitted in acute conditions requiring
immediate treatment.
e.g.-Accident, poisoning and burn case.
Emergency
admission
• Patient are admitted for investigation, medical or
surgical treatments. treatment is given according to
patient problems.
e.g.- patient with hypertension, diabetes and bronchitis
Routine
admission

6. Admission procedure
1. Outpatient department (O.P.D)
• Reception of the client
• Recording of social and medical data
• Medical examination

7. 2. Inpatient department (I.P.D)
• Transporting the client from OPD to IPD
• Reception of the client by the ward sister
• Preliminary observation of the client
• Helping the client to occupy his bed
• Care of valuable and clothes

8. Unit and it’s preparation
• UNIT: It is a place where the patient is kept during
hospital stay.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATION:
 Keeping the bed ready
 Position the bed
 Assemble necessary equipment and supplies
 Assemble special equipment and supplies

9. Preparation of articles for admitting the patient
ARTICLES
• All articles for an open bed-bottom
sheet, draw sheet, mackintosh, top
sheet, blanket.
• Two bed sheets.
• Hot water bags in cold weather.
• Other articles required for daily care
of patient. e.g.-temperature, sponge
bath, stethoscope
RATIONALE
• To keep the bed ready to receive the
patient in a calm manner.
• To cover the bed and another to cover
the patient.
• To keep the bed warm before hand.
• To be ready to give care to the patient.

10. • Any other special equipments such as
oxygen mask, suction machine,
cardiac monitor etc.
• Check the client identification and
introduce yourself.
• Observe the client vital signs &
symptoms.
• Answer queries of client & relatives.
• Complete necessary records according
to hospital policy which includes
nursing history & assessments
• To meet emergency needs in life
saving situations.
• To help them to feel at ease.
• To know condition of patient on
admission.
• Helps to relieve anxiety & fear.
• To serve as a proof.

11. Role & responsibilities of nurses
• Facilitate admission to patients in a care setting to
provide nursing care.
• Make proper observation of patient condition.
• Develop health care nursing plans.
• Recognize the various needs of the patient.
• Nurse should address the patient by their name.
• Deal with patients very carefully who are suffering
from communicable disease.

12. Admission
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