2007-07-28 01:04:07 · 10 answers · asked by brown sugar 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Patients who go into the hospital for treatment, but don't stay in. They go home after treatments!
2007-07-28 01:06:32 · answer #1 · answered by Suzie's_Secret_Society 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only term I know of outppatients is when someone has been to hospital for either long or short stay (whilst in hosp staying overnight hey are classed as inpatients) or gone to accident and emergency and seen the doc then need further treatment, they have to go back to the hospital but as they go in have treatment and leave same day then you are classed as an outpatient.
Hope that helps
2007-07-28 08:07:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a patient who goes in stays a while then goes out =outpatient a patient who is in and stays in a while longer then goes out would have being an inpatient till he\she went out which now makes him\her an outpatient.hope this explains why most people on occasion dont know.
2007-07-28 09:07:31 · answer #3 · answered by HaSiCiT Bust A Tie A1 TieBusters 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An outpatient is a patient who only comes to a hospital or doctor for diagnosis and/or therapy and then leaves again.
2007-07-28 09:35:28 · answer #4 · answered by swethal 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patients who are ready to leave and do not need further treatment because they are either cured or are being refered to another [ward or] hospital.
These patients are usually fine or are in extreme pain and the hospital does not have the fascillities to cater for them, for them to move, is the the best option. They can be moved out of the ward permanently to make room for others.
Usually mothers or illness-cured [men and] women will be the subjects to go through this process and hopefully go home...
I hope that helped...
2007-07-28 08:10:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
When people like have surgery and stay in the hospital, they are "in" or inpatients. When they are being treated and living at home, they are called out patients
2007-07-28 08:08:17 · answer #6 · answered by I Love Jesus 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Patients of the hospital who don't stay overnight.
2007-07-30 12:56:21 · answer #7 · answered by Eleanor T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Patients who live at home and need to visit a hopsital/clinc for appointments every so often, to check on their progress/health and discuss futher treatment.
2007-07-28 08:07:19 · answer #8 · answered by BonBon 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
people who have hospital appointments and go daytime dont stay in overnight
2007-07-28 08:06:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
not inpatients.
2007-07-28 08:06:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋