ADMITTING PATIENTS

LICETH MUÑOZ
what do hospitals need to know
patients when admitting them?
 how do nurses help doctors learn
about their patients?
◦Delivering information and personal
history .
◦Reminding them of the facts about
the disease
 VOCABULARY
◦ Main complaint: refers to the reason for consulting the
patient at the time he enters the hospital
◦ Nearest relative: the person responsible for the person
or companion is recieved
◦ Insurance: refers to the affiliation in the health system
◦ Advanced directives are used to allow your family
members to make decisions about the patient in case
he does not have a state of conscience for this.
PATIENT
ADMISSIÓN
FORM
what is the form mostly about?

◦Personal
information
what is not in the patient's family
history?

◦Psychosocial disorders
what can be inferred about the
patient?

He has been
hospitalized
before