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Location
Ward Unit
Location of the ward should be such to ensure quietness and to
control number of visitors.
The basic aim in planning a ward unit should be to minimize the
work of the nursing staff and provide basic amenities to the
patients within the unit. The distances to be traveled by a nurse
from bed areas to treatment room, pantry etc. should be kept to the
minimum. Ward unit will include nursing station, doctors’ duty
room, pantry, isolation room, treatment room, nursing store along
with wards and toilets as per the norms. On an average one nursing
station per ward will be provided. It should be ensure that nursing
station caters to around 40-45 beds, out of which half will be for
acute patients and rest for chronic patients.
Private ward: Depending upon the requirement of the hospital
and catchment area appropriate beds may be allocated for private
facilities. However, 10% of the total bed strength is recommended
as private wards beds.
Patient Conveniences: It is to be as per local byelaws.
Pharmacy (Dispensary)
The pharmacy should be located in an area conveniently accessible
from all clinics. The size should be adequate to contain 5 percent
of the total clinical visits to the OPD in one session.
Pharmacy should have component of medical store facility for
indoor patients and separate pharmacy with accessibility for
OPD patients.
Intensive Care Unit and High Dependency Wards
General
In this unit, critically ill patients requiring highly skilled life saving
medical aid and nursing care are concentrated. These should
include major surgical and medical cases, head injuries, severe
haemorrhage, acute coronary occlusion, kidney and respiratory
catastrophe, poisoning etc. It should be the ultimate medicare the
hospital can provide with highly specialized staff and equipment.
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