Hospital Care

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• Being Admitted to the Hospital
  • Registration
  • What to Bring to the Hospital
    • Personal items
    • Current prescription medications
  • After Admission
    • Intravenous (IV) lines
    • Preferences for resuscitation

• During a Hospital Day
  • What may happen during a hospital stay

• Hospital Care Team Members
  • Attending physician
  • Residents, interns, and medical students (house staff)
  • Specialists
  • Registered nurses
  • Licensed practical nurses
  • Nurse practitioners and physician’s assistants
  • Patient advocates
  • Patient care technicians
  • Physical therapists
  • Occupational therapists
  • Speech pathologists
  • Hospital pharmacists
  • Social workers
  • Dietitians
  • Interpreters
  • Rapid response team
  • Other team members

• Special Care Units
  • Types of units
  • Isolation

• Hospital Care for Older Adults
  • Preventive Strategies
  • Treatment

• Problems Due to Hospitalization

• Confusion and Mental Decline Due to Hospitalization
  • Prevention of Confusion and Mental Decline in the Hospital

• Falls Due to Hospitalization
  • Prevention of Falls in the Hospital

• Hospital-Acquired Infections
  • Lung infections
  • Urinary tract infections
  • Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections

• Inability to Urinate Due to Hospitalization
  • Prevention of Urinary Retention in the Hospital

• Incontinence Due to Hospitalization
  • Prevention of Incontinence in the Hospital

• Lack of Sleep Due to Hospitalization
  • Prevention of Sleep Problems in the Hospital

• Problems Due to Bed Rest
  • Blood clots
  • Constipation
  • Depression
  • Pressure sores
  • Weak bones
  • Weak muscles and stiff joints
  • Prevention of Problems Due to Bed Rest

• Undernutrition Due to Hospitalization
  • Prevention of Undernutrition Due to Hospitalization

• Errors in Hospital Care

• Being Discharged From the Hospital
  • Obtaining medications