Patient Admission Process in Healthcare Sector

Patient Admission Process (IPD) in Healthcare Sector

1. Presented By:
Lakshmi
MSW, PGDHHM
Presented By:
NarayanChaurasia
MSW, PGDHHM

2. PATIENT ADMISSION PATIENT ADMISSION
PROCESS
PATIENT ADMISSION PATIENT ADMISSION
PROCESS

3. DEFINITION
Admission of a patient means allowing and
facilitating a patient to stay in the hospital unit or facilitating a patient to stay in the hospital unit or
ward for observation, investigation, and treatment
of the disease he or she is suffering from.
DEFINITION
Admission of a patient means allowing and
facilitating a patient to stay in the hospital unit or facilitating a patient to stay in the hospital unit or
ward for observation, investigation, and treatment
of the disease he or she is suffering from.

4. 1.PURPOSEOFADMISSION PROCEDURE
Toprovideimmediatecare.
Toprovidecomfortandsafetytothepatient
Toreceivethepatientinwardforadmission
Tobereadyforanyemergency.
ToassistthepatientisadjustingToassistthepatientisadjusting
tothehospitalenvironment.
Toobtaininformationabouttheclientso
relationship.
Toinvolvepatientandfamilyincare.
Toassistproperdischargeplanningofcare
PROCEDURE
patient.
admissionaccordingtohiscondition.
soastoestablishtherapeuticnursepatient
care.

6. TypesofAdmission
RoutineAdmission:clients
andplannedtreatmentsand
hypertension.hypertension.
EmergencyAdmission:Patients
emergencyconditionwhichrequires
burns,drowning,roadaccidents,fall,
clientsareadmittedforinvestigations
forsurgeries.eg.diabetes,
Patientsareadmittedforacute,an
requiresimmediatetreatmentlike
fall,heartattack.

7. RESPONSIBILITIESOFTHEADMISSION
1.Gatherpatientinformation(name,
2.Preparemedicalrecord
3.Preparepatientidentificationbracelet
4.Consentformsigned4.Consentformsigned
5.Initialordersobtained
6.Informtofloorwardnurse
ADMISSIONDEPARTMENT
age,sex,address,mobilenoetc)
bracelet

8. RESPONSIBILITIESOFTHE
Prepareacleanandneatadmission
pertheneedofthepatient.
Prepareanappropriatetypeofbed
bedbed
Identifyself
Welcomepatientandhisfamilywith
Makethepatientcomfortablein
clothesandensureadequateprivacy.
Alleviateanxiety/fear
NURSEPREPAREROOM
admissionroomwithallthenecessaryitemsas
bedwithadequateadjustedheightofthe
withwarmapproach.
inbedandprovidehimwithhospital

9. CHARTING
Recordallthebasicinformationinpatientsrecord.
Clearlymentionadmissiondate,time,patientsdetails,
status.
Recordinadmissionregister,treatmentbook,reportbook,
andnurse’snotes.
PhysicalAssessment
PatientsComfortPatientsComfort
Collectinformationfordatabase
PerforminitialAdmissionAssessment
ObtainphysicianorderfortheLab,Tests,Medicalactivity
Identifydata
Chiefcomplaints
Presenthistory
Pasthealthhistory
Reviewofbodysystem
complaintsoftheclients,anyallergies,patientsmental
book,medicallegalcase(MLC)register,updatewardcensus
activity

10. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WELL DEFINED REGISTRATION AND ADMISSION
PROCESS:
1.Documented policies and procedures are used for registration and admitting patients.
2.The documented procedures address out-
patients.
3.A unique identification number is generated at the end of registration.
4.Patients are accepted only if the hospital can provide the required service.
5.The documented policies and procedures also address managing patients during non
availability of beds.
6.Access to the healthcare services in the hospital is prioritized according to the clinical
needs of patient.
7.The staff are aware of these processes.
THE ORGANIZATION HAS A WELL DEFINED REGISTRATION AND ADMISSION
Documented policies and procedures are used for registration and admitting patients.
-patients, in-patients and emergency
A unique identification number is generated at the end of registration.
Patients are accepted only if the hospital can provide the required service.
The documented policies and procedures also address managing patients during non
Access to the healthcare services in the hospital is prioritized according to the clinical