Question

What is most important when interviewing a patient for admission into a healthcare facility? Explain your answer.

Answer 1

A patient will admit into the healthcare facility only if he has any health problems which he can't manage at home.

Admission can happen in two situations one in emergency conditions and the other by referred by the consultant.

If in emergency:

The triage nurses should inspect.According to the triage code handle the situation.If the client is in Triage category 1 and 2 can get the necessary patient details from the care takers of the client.If he is conscious and stable then directly get information from the client.

If patient is referred by the consultant , the client will be stable so that get information directly from the client.

Important things to interview:

• Initiate the communication by asking name and other data such as age,address and other necessary needed information according to hospital policy.
• Ask about the present complaints and collect any reports regarding the health problem.
• Ask about the past health problem.
• Inquire about whether got admitted previously in hospital.
• Ask whether the patient have non-communicable disease such as hypertension,diabetes and any other.
• Ask whether the patient is taking any medications regularly.
• Check for any consultant referral for admission.

These are the needed information can ask with the client for admission.These are the basic information needed for admission.The interview before admission must provide the patient profile information.Patient details and reason for admission is sufficient to interview before admission.