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- Introduce your self, Observation, vital sign, height and weight measurement.
- Listen for complaints as you escort and assist the patient to the room and to bed.
- Inform the nurse and document your findings on the admission record
- offer to assist in unpacking and storing the patient's belongings
- Complete the personal belongings inventory
- Make the patient and family as comfortable as possible
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| During admission the nurse will |
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| assess the patient on adission and begin a care plan. |
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| Type of bed during admission |
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Open bed
Make Toe pleat by loosening the top linen at the foot of the bed |
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Check with nurse to make sure that the physician has written an order.
The patient is the staff's responsibility until she has left the building. |
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