What is a Policy? A Policy is a statement, verbal, written or implied, of those principles and rules that are set by Board of Directors as guidelines on organizations actions. There should be written polices for the intensive care units or critical care units which will guide the personnel working there. The polices making body, there should be representation from administrative team, medical team and the nursing team. ADMISSION POLICES: This should specify whether the patients can be admitted directly to CCU /ICU or through the casualty department. There should be polices regarding the admission of medico-legal cases.

1. POLICES OF INTENSIVE
CARE UNITS ICU

2. POLICES OF INTENSIVE CARE
UNITS ICU
What is a Policy?
A Policy is a statement, verbal,
written or implied, of those principles
and rules that are set by Board of
Directors as guidelines on
organizations actions.

3. POLICES OF INTENSIVE CARE
UNITS ICU
 There should be written polices for
the intensive care units or critical care
units which will guide the personnel
working there.
 The polices making body, there
should be representation from
administrative team, medical team and
the nursing team.

4. Common types of polices in
ICU/CCU
 ADMISSION POLICES: This
should specify whether the patients
can be admitted directly to CCU
/ICU or through the casualty
department.
 There should be polices regarding
the admission of medico-legal cases.

5. ADMISSION POLICES

6. Common types of polices in
ICU/CCU
2. Discharge of patients policies
3. Transfer of patients from ICU to other
units
4. Medical consultation
5. Policy for protocols for administration
of drugs, equipments, and procedures.
6. Policy for managing the emergency
situation.

7. Common types of polices in
ICU/CCU
7. Infection control policies
8. Maintains of records policies
9. Payments
10. Visiting policies