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Admission

Meaning in nursing, with examples

/ədˈmɪʃən/nounCore term

In nursing, admission means: The process of accepting a patient into hospital or onto a ward, including the first checks and paperwork.

In Turkish: yatış, hasta kabulü

How it is used

Nurses 'do an admission' or 'admit' a patient: they check identity, take vital signs, ask about allergies and medical history and complete the paperwork. 'A new admission' is a patient who has just arrived. Admissions can be emergency or planned (elective).

Example sentences

  1. We've got two new admissions coming up from the emergency department.

  2. I've done half of her admission paperwork, but I haven't weighed her yet.

Common collocations

  • new admission
  • emergency admission
  • admission assessment
  • on admission
  • do an admission
  • dischargeThe point at which a patient officially leaves hospital to go home or to another place of care, and the planning that leads up to it.
  • assessmentA careful, organised check of a patient's physical and mental condition and needs, used to plan and adjust their nursing care.
  • medical historyInformation about a patient's past and present illnesses, operations, medicines, allergies and family health, collected to guide their care.
  • wardA section of a hospital with beds where patients with similar needs stay and are cared for by a team of nurses.

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