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Under the right conditions, yes, a hospital can keep you from seeing a patient. If the patient is contagious, is undergoing surgery, or is in ICU (which is the most probable reason), a hospital can keep you from seeing a patient.
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How long would a hospital keep a patient who has a disease with no cure?
it depends what disease the patient has and how sick that patient is. its different for everyone. if other people are at risk of developing the same life threatening condition, the person is likely to be kept in the hospital.
Can you be stopped from seeing your son at hospital by his mother?
If there is a custody issue or a restraining order yes. If the hospital believes that it would be in the best interest of the patient yes. If it would cause a breach of peace, yes.
Is it right for a hospital to discharge a cancer patient without seeing an oncologist first?
It is never right for one to be discharged without the advise of the specialist but this will also depend if the patient has consented for the dishcarge or requested for it,.
Which one will the hospital benefit from in-patient or out-patient services?
Inpatient services benefit a hospital the most.
What is a hospital confinement?
Hospital confinement is preventing a patient from leaving the hospital.
What is the expected recovery time in hospital from gastrostomy?
The length of time the patient needs to remain in the hospital depends on the age of the patient and the patient's general health.
Can a hospital have a patient sign a paper to go to hospice even if the patient does not want the hospice?
The hospital can request patient to sign to go to hospice, but can NOT make the patient sign to go to hospice.
How many National Patient Safety Goals hospital setting?
how many national patient safety goals to hospital setting
Does everything about a person in a hospital need to be confidential?
With the institution of HIPPA, yes all identifying information about a patient needs to be keep confidential unless consent is given by the patient to release said information
How did the patient get to the hospital so fast?
if the patient has a companion, the companion may help him/her to get to the hospital. if it is a big wound, he/she can just get herself/himself to the hospital and just 'tiis' its pain
If a patient in a hospital has had surgerywhen is it ok to get married in the hospital?
I don't see why not!
How can you compare patients to in a cell hospital analogy?
by comparing it to a patient in a hospital
