Chapter 9 Admission, Transfer, Discharge, and Physical Exams

admission pack

personal care items supplied upon a resident’s admission

admit

the entrance of a person to a healthcare facility, beginning care

baseline

initial value that can be compared to future measurements

bedridden

confined to bed

discharge

the release of a person from a healthcare facility, ending care

dorsal recumbent

position in which a person is flat on her back with knees flexed and slightly separated and her feet flat on the bed

kilogram

a unit of mass equal to 1000 grams; one kilogram equals 2.2 pounds

knee-chest

position in which a person is lying on his abdomen with knees pulled up toward the abdomen and with legs separated; arms are pulled up and flexed and the head is turned to one side

lithotomy

position in which a person is one her back with her hips at the edge of the exam table, legs are flexed and feet are in padded stirrups

metric

system of weights and measures based upon the meter and kilogram

pound

unit of weight equal to 16 ounces

return

the re admittance of a resident to the care facility

transfer

moving a person from one place to another; a formal hand-off of care from one healthcare professional to another