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For incompetent patient/minors consent must be signed by the parents/legal representatives or next of kin.
Treatment must be instituted as a means to save lives.
All STAT ORDERS for admitted patients must be carried out properly endorsed to the receiving nurse.
Referral documents must be properly filled up to all patients to be referred to other/higher health facilities.
A patient who refuses admission must be required to sign a REFUSAL/WAIVER ADMISSION FORM after
4. If vital signs are absent, gives/institute immediate resuscitative measures and informs physician at
once.
5. Secures consent/waiver if refuses admission
6. If patient is for surgical intervention, prepares patient and assist surgeon during intervention.
7. If patient is for Major Surgery, carries orders for immediate work up/or for special procedures and
endorses to ward nurse assigned.
8. If patient is for referral to other health facility, prepares referral slip documents.
9. If patient is for discharge, instruct patient/relatives to comply with discharge requirements, home
medications and follow up instructions.
10. If patients is for admission, informs patient/relatives for admission orders and the ward nurse where
patient is assigned.
11. Secure admission consent.
12. Carries STAT doctors orders. Informs and endorses patient,
13. Records patient at the admission logbook to include time, manner patient was ushered out to the
assigned ward.
Prepared By:
Approved By:
ARTHUR W. LUSPO,MD
Acting Chief of Hospital