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KDA-Admitting, transferring, and discharging a patient
Term | Meaning |
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Admission | the administrative process that covers th period from the time the patient enters the inisitution door to the time the patient is settled |
Patient plan of care | a written plan stating the nursing diagnosis, the patient goals or expected outcomes, and the nursing orders, interventions, or actions to be taken |
assessing | gathering facts to identify needs and problems |
planning | deciding what to do and how to do it |
implementing | carrying out or accomplishing a given plan |
evaluating | determining whether a plan has been effective |
Transfer | Moving a hospital patient from one room, unit, or facility to another |
discharge | The official procedure for helping patients to leave the health care institution, including how to care for themselves at home |
Convalescence | The period of recovery after illness or surgery |
Holistic | An approach that reflects the four dimensions of a "whole" person: physiological, psychological, sociocultural, and spritual |
Physiological | Referring to a persons biological response to alterations in the bodys structures and functions |
Psychological | Referring to a persons cognitive and emotional response to the self and the surrounding enviroment |
Sociocultural | Referring to the persons interpersonal response to socialization practices in the family and community |
Spiritual | Referring to an indiviuals personal response to inspirational forces |