6th semster BSc nursing

1. HOSPITAL
The word “ hospital derived from the latin word hospitalis which in turns derived from
French word “ Hospes” that means “ a host or guest”
A hospital is a health care institution providing treatment to patients with specialized staff
and equipment.

3. Functions of Hospital
• Patient care of the sick
• Diagnosis and treatment of diseases
• Out patient services
• Medical education and training
• Medical and nursing research
• prevention of disease and promotion of health
• Employment of health care professionals

10. HOSPITAL
PRIMARY CARE HOSPITAL
SECONDARY CARE
HOSPITAL
TERTIRY CARE HOSPITAL
LEVEL OF CARE

11. HOSPITAL WHO CLASSIFICATION
REGIONAL HOSPITAL
INTERMEDIATE/ DISTRICT
HOSPITAL
RURAL HOSPITAL

12. SERVICES RENDERED IN HOSPITAL
ESSENTIAL
SERVICES
Op services
Ip services
Emergency
dept.
Intensive
Care
OT
Nursing
Services
SUPPORTIVE
SERVICES
Radiology
Laboratory
Pharmacy
Central sterile
supply
department
Blood bank
Rehabilitation
Medical
Records
Utility services
Dietary dept.
Public Relation
Fire and safety
Mortuary
Store and
purchase
Hospital
security
Administrative
services
Personnel
Management
Financial
management
Material
management
Housekeeping
Community
services
Biomedical
Research
Training of
Health
profession
Health
education
Out reach
services
EDUCATION
Medical,
dental,
Paramedical ,
Nursing
education

14. OUT PATIENT DEPARTMENT
• This department should be easily accessible to public
• preferably on the ground floor
• It should close to emergency, radiology, laboratory, and pharmacy
• Out patient dept. function 6 days in a week
• There must be a large waiting area with adequate furniture
• Sign boards or display boards should be there.

15. EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
• Located in the ground floor, must be easily visible and accessible from entrance .
• Separate entrance for this department
• It should close to the admitting department, medical records and billing section,
radiology department, Lab services, Blood Bank.
• This department work 24X7 and equipped to deal with all sorts of emergencies
Areas :
• Triage , resuscitation room, major trauma Intensive care unit, 24-hour pharmacy,
doctors' room, nurses station, patient waiting area
•

16. INTENSIVE CARE UNITS
• This unit provide critical care to patients
• Preferable ICUs in Ground floor with convenient access from OT and
emergency dept. and easy access to wards.
• A minimum of 15 square feet of clean floor area and minimum head
wall width of 1.2 ft./ bed and 8 feet between beds recommended for
ICUs.

17. OBSTETRIC UNIT
• This dept. provide prenatal care, Care during delivery, postnatal care
and neonatal care.
• The obstetrical unit should be located close to labor room, and
delivery room and also nursery to avoid the risk of infection.

18. NEWBORN UNIT
• An area of 30 sq ft/ infant with space of at least 3 feet around is
recommended.
• in new born nursey glass walled cubicles, are desirable for each
infant.
• Each cubicle must be equipped with the devices to control
temperature and humidity

19. PEDIATRIC UNIT
• Equal space should be provided for beds. Provision must be made for
toilets , sleeping (parents or care giver) and storage of personal
belongingness.
• There should be facilities for recreation or a play room.

20. PSYCHIATRIC UNIT
• Areas :
• Consultation area with staff offices for individual and family care
sessions , therapy area,, patient activities areas.
• The number of beds should be between 20- 24 in order to permit
proper observation and treatment

21. RADIOLOGY AND LABORATORY SERVICES
• This dept. should preferably on the ground floor and must be easily
accessible to OPD, Causality and the inpatient wards.
• The various services include
• General radiology (X ray), mammography, ultrasound scan,
angiography, Interventional radiology, CT scanning, MRI scanning.

22. PHARMACY
• Easy access to outpatient dept
• Sufficient space to available for dispensing counter, cash counter, drug
storage, cold storage, circulation space and space for compounding
bulk preparation.

23. HOSPITAL STORE
• The store should be located centrally to the hospital.
• it should be approachable by supply vehicles and must have a
separate service entrance.

24. CENTRAL STERILE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT
• CSSD is in charge of processing, issuing, and control of sterile supply
to different units of the hospital . It should be central to operation
theater, emergency department. , ward, maternity suit.
• the supplies includes
• sterile linen, OT packs, sterile articles and other surgical supplies.

25. HOSPITAL DIETARY DEPARTMENT
• It caters therapeutic diet to patients. It also include canteen facilities
for patient, relatives and staff.

26. MEDICAL MAINTENANCE AND EMERGENCY
DEPARTMENT
• Mechanical and electrical equipment's installed in the hospital are
given preventive maintenance and if necessary, repair.

27. LAUNDARY SERVICES
• Area near to the hospital

28. MEDICAL RECORDS DEPARTMENT
• It should ideally locate immediate to the admission and registration
area.