Admission a client to a unit

Definition.Hospital admission involves staying at a hospital for at least one night or more.

Purpose. Staying in the hospital overnight is done because the individual is too sick to stay at home, requires 24-hour nursing care, and/or is receiving medications and undergoing tests and/or surgery that can only be performed in the hospital setting. Description. An individual may be admitted to the hospital for a positive experience, such as having a baby, or because they are undergoing an elective surgery or procedure, or because they are being admitted through the emergency department. Being admitted through the emergency department is the most stressful of these circumstances because the event is unexpected and may be a major life crisis.

Before the person is taken to their room, admitting procedures are performed. The person's personal data is recorded and entered into the hospital's computer system. This data may include: name, address, home and work telephone number, date of birth, place of employment, occupation, emergency contact information, or the names and telephone numbers of those individuals the hospital should contact if the person being admitted needs emergency care or their condition worsens significantly, insurance coverage, reason for hospitalization, allergies to medications or foods, religious preference, including whether or not one wishes a clergy member to visit.

There may be several forms to fill out. One form may be a detailed medical and medication history. This history will include past hospitalizations and surgeries. Having this information readily available will make the process move faster, and can allow a family member or friend who is accompanying the person to help fill out the forms more easily.

1.	admission	прийом у лікарню
2.	nursing care	медсестринська допомога
3.	to underdo tests	пройти аналізи
4.	emergency department	відділ невідкладних станів
5.	circumstances	обставини
6.	insurance	страхування
7.	surgery	хірургія; тут хірургічна операція

Preparing the room for admission

Before the client's arrival to the hospital the ward nurse should prepare the room. The following activities should be carried out by the nurse in anticipation of the client's arrival:

• Position the bed. For the ambulatory client, the bed should be in its lowest position. Place the bed in its highest position if the client will arrive on a stretcher. Make sure that furniture in the room has been arranged to ensure easy access to the bed.

• Open the bed. Fold back the bedspread, top blanket, and top sheet.

• Assemble necessary equipment. A hospital admission pack, which contains such items as a bath basin, pitcher, drinking glass, thermometer, tissues, and lotion. is ordered for each client. A hospital gown should be available, although the client may choose to wear personal bed attire. Equipment for obtaining the client's blood pressure should also be available

The client may require oxygen therapy, cardiac monitoring, or suction equipment. The nurse makes sure equipment is functioning properly and is ready for the patient's use.

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in anticipation position the bed a stretcher to open the bed to fold back the bedspread equipment pitcher to obtain the client's blood pressure

в очікуванні поставити ліжко у відповідне положення носилки розстелити ліжко заправити простирадло обладнання глечик виміряти тиск пацієнта