Ch 10 Admission, Transfer, Discharge

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Admission (p. 217)

Back 1

entry of a patient into health care facility; anxious time for patients & families; concern about health problems & outcomes

Hint 1

first contact can reduce anxiety & fears

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disorientation, p. 217

Back 2

mental confusion characterized by inadequate or incorrect perception of place, time, identity

Hint 2

Person, place, or time incorrect

Front 3

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health care facility, p. 217

Back 3

any agency that provides health care

Hint 3

hospital, long term care, mental health/substance abuse

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separation anxiety

Back 4

fears and apprehension caused by separation from familiar surroundings and significant people

Front 5

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continuity of care, p. 225

Back 5

continuing of established patient care from one setting to another

Hint 5

reconcile medications at change in level of care

Front 6

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third-party payers, p. 225

Back 6

entities, [people, companies, government agencies] which assume responsibility for payment {Medicare, insurance]

Hint 6

Medicare, Medicaid, insurance companies

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transfer, p. 225

Back 7

moving a patient from one unit of the healthcare delivery system to another

Hint 7

intraagency, interagency,

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discharge, p. 228

Back 8

release of patient from a healthcare facility

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discharge planning, p. 228

Back 9

systematic process of planning for patient care after discharge from the hospital

Hint 9

patient teaching, coordination with healthcare team

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against medical advice (AMA) p. 231

Back 10

when a patient leaves the healthcare facility without a physician's order for discharge