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Admission Orders

Not every item listed will be appropriate to every patient. Use discretion.

* especially important for pre-op or post-op patients

Date & Time

Admit to Dr. Jones, North 7A East

Diagnosis

Condition

Allergies

Vital Signs

Activity

Nursing Orders

Daily Weight

NG (to low constant/intermittent wall suction)

Foley (to closed straight bag drainage)

* Incentive Spirometry / Chest Physiotherapy

Dressing Changes / Instructions

Alerts

Fever > 38.5 C

Urine Output < 30 ml/hr

Precautions

Restraints (include type & reason)

Seizures

Manipulations (do not move NG, no BP ® arm)

Diet

IV Solution

Medications

Fever-Headache (acetaminophen)

Antacid

Constipation (stool softener, stimulant)

Sleeping Pill (?)

Meds patient took before admission

Meds appropriate to admission diagnosis

* DVT Prophylaxis

Heparin or Low molecular weight heparin or "TED"s and "SCD"s (Sequential Compression Device)

 

GI Tract Bleeding (Ulcer) Prophylaxis

Antacid or Carafate or H2 blocker or Proton pump inhibitor

I & O (Intake & Output)

Lab Tests

CBC

Chem 7 or Chem 20

Amylase

Coags

PT, aPTT, Platelets

Cardiac Enzymes

UA

Cultures

Blood

Sputum

Urine

Others

Radiographic Tests

CXR

KUB or Obstructive Series

Angiogram

CT Scan

MRI

Sonographic Tests

Nuclear Medicine Tests

Cardiac Tests

ECG

Echocardiogram

Stress Test

Consultations

 

 

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