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Con Ch. 10

Chapter 10: Admission, Transfer and Discharge

QuestionAnswer
Admission entry of patient inot health care facility
Disorientation mental confusion characterized by incorrect perception of place, time and identity
Separation Anxiety fears and apprehension caused by separtion from familar surroundings and significant people
Empathy ability to recognize and share emotions and state of mind of another to understand the meaningand significance of that persons behavior
Transfer moving of a patient from one unit to another
Continuity of Care continuing of established patient care form one unit to another
Discharge planning systematic process of planning for a patient care after discharge form hospital
Discharge routine; effective discharge requires careful planning and continuing assesment of patients needs
Home Health Agency organization that provides health car in the home
AMA when patient leaves w/out physicians orders
Intragency Transfer transfer of patient form one area to another of facility
Interagency transfer transfer of patient to anothe care facilty outside of present location
Subject Data what the patients thinks
Objective Data what we know thru testing ,etc
Nursing Process for admissions/transfers/discharge Assessment;Nursing Diagnosis;Expected Outcome/Planning;Implementation;Evaluation
Assessment subjective and objective data is collected
Nursing Dignosis clustering of defining characteristics from Assessment
Expected Outcome/Planning involves the development of ind. goals for patient based on the nursing diagnosis
JCAHO (joint commision of accreditation of Healthcare Org. requires these instructions before discahrge safe and effective use of medications and equipment;instructions on diet and nutrition;rehab tech.;access to community resources;patient/family responsibilites in ongoing health care needs, knowledge and skills to carry out;maintenance of good hygiene and
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