Title: Describe the admissions process.
Course: Nurse Aide II (14051-II) > Section: Describing Admission, Transfer, and Discharge

Description should include

- areas of orientation that must be provided to a client/resident/patient during admission
- how to care for a client’s/resident’s/patient’s personal belongings
- obtaining vital signs
- the observations that a CNA should make during the admission process
- the importance of reporting abnormal observations or findings to charge nurse.

Refer to Unit XIII in Nurse Aide Curriculum (https://www.dhp.virginia.gov/media/dhpweb/docs/nursing/forms/education/NurseAide_Ed_Program_Curriculum.doc), Virginia Board of Nursing, Virginia Department of Health Professions, 2018.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What are the areas of orientation upon admission into a residential facility?
- Why is it important to observe abnormalities and report immediately to charge nurse?
- What are the procedures for caring for a client’s/resident’s/patient’s personal belongings?