Unit 1

Admitting a
Patient
Welcoming a Patient on
Admission
Admission Paperwork

Lecturer: Nurse Marina Panago

February 2016
Unit 1 – Admitting a Patient

• Welcoming a Patient on Admission

• Admission Paperwork
* Getting Patient’s Information
* ID Bands
How should we approach
a patient for the first time?

What can we do to make a patient feel

more confident and confortable?

How important is it to check a patient’s

record?
Welcoming a
Patient on
Admission
Welcoming a Patient on Admission
￭ Patients are greeted on arrival
to the ward, unit or surgery

￭ They may be admitted through

A&E, Outpatients or be
transferred from another ward

￭ Patients often feel anxious and

may be unsure of protocol

￭ Health professionals welcome

patients on admission to try to
put them at ease

￭ Paperwork is completed to
ensure that all charts and
documents are correctly
labelled
Welcoming a Patient on Admission

￭ Greet patient
“Good afternoon Mrs. Jones. How are you doing?”

￭ Introduce yourself
“My name is ______ and I will be the nurse looking after you today.
Let me know if there is anything that you need”

￭ If possible, show patient around the ward

Show where bathroom/shower is, kitchen (if available) and nursing
station
If not possible, show them around their bedspace and explain nurse
call button
• Give them information and
include patient on their
treatment plan
Explain why they were admitted
to the ward and what the
current plan is

• Check patient’s observations

(vital signs)
Blood Pressure (BP), pulse,
temperature, pulse oximetry – as
condition dictates

• Ask if the patient wants to

inform family member/next of
kin of admission or if they are
already aware

• Fill in admission paperwork

and write on patient’s record
as needed
Admission Paperwork
What do you think
are the most
important pieces of
information?

What are some

typical questions you
need to ask a new
patient?
Getting Patient’s Information
￭ Name
￭ Date of Birth (DOB)
￭ Hospital Number and NHS Number
￭ Address
￭ Next of Kin (NOK) information – are they aware of
admission? If not are you allowed to inform?
￭ Marital status
￭ Ressuscitation Status – DNAR Form
￭ Allergies
￭ Reason for admission
￭ Past Medical History and Admissions
￭ Medical conditions
￭ Current Medication
￭ Level of Independance – ADL’s
￭ Substance use (tobacco, alcohol, drugs)
ID Bands
Should include:

• Name
• Date of Birth (DOB)
• Hospital Number
• NHS Number
• Known allergies

If the patient has any known

allergies, the ID band is
usually red.

If the patient does not have

any known allergies, the ID
band is usually white.
Admission Forms

￭ Emergency Admission Form

￭ Nursing and AHP Assessment Form
￭ Theatre Preparation Form
￭ Risk assessments – Falls, Pressure, Nutrition etc.

￭ …
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