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Learn about the general guidelines for visiting patients in hospital, such as visiting hours, hand hygiene, illness, presents, smoking and travel. Check with the hospital website for more details and any restrictions or changes.
23 kwi 2022 · A review of literature surrounding hospital visitor policies after the 2003 severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) outbreak concluded that there should be a tailored approach to visitor policies depending on the clinical scenario.
This review study examines the visiting hours, procedures, patient preference, physiological effects, and advantages and disadvantages of open visiting and states that nurses are an important factor in determining the visiting policy.
17 sie 2022 · Existing limitations in visitation hours should be reviewed and carefully deliberated among all stakeholders: policy makers, hospital administration, patients and community representatives. A process should be implemented to draw a clear distinction between family/caregivers and social visitors.
20 lis 2017 · Several strategies for developing a flexible and 'patient-controlled' visiting policy were identified, including quiet times without visitors, restriction of visitor numbers in shared...
A systematic investigation of the impact of hospital visiting hours on visitors (including patients, families, and significant others) would inform decision-makers who are responsible for hospital policies about the best available evidence.
Visitors will be advised to visit within the standard visiting hours which will be clearly communicated; and advised that overly long visiting can be tiring for many patients. Notices throughout the hospital ward environments must be displayed stipulating that the Nurse (or
