In-patient Hours

[Z6ne]

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I'm kind of confused on what can be considered as in-patient hours for shadowing/volunteering and was wondering if someone could give me some insight. I have more than enough outpatient hours. Can Cardiac Rehab or a nursing home be considered for inpatient hours?

 

[Seatown87]

If the patient is staying there then that is inpatient. So a nursing home is fo sho inpatient. If cardiac rehab patients are staying in the hospital then it is inpatient as well.

 

[Z6ne]

Thanks!

 

[NewTestament]

It means they're in the hospital or another medical facility, not in some outpatient clinic. They also are several weeks post-op, unlike acute care, where the patients can barely move.

Kevin

 

[hashtagDPT]

a nursing home is fo sho inpatient

While I applaud the use of "fo sho" here, I would check the individual schools you're planning to apply to because I know of a couple off the top of my head that don't count nursing homes as inpatient (it's considered a specialty, geriatrics).

Hope that helps 🙂

 

[james91091]

nevermind, question answered.

 

[Seatown87]

It means they're in the hospital or another medical facility, not in some outpatient clinic. They also are several weeks post-op, unlike acute care, where the patients can barely move.

Kevin

Be careful here because many hospitals have their own outpatient clinics. Just because the PT clinic is at a hospital does not mean it is inpatient.

 

[NewTestament]

Good point. It would be more accurate to say that inpatient rehab is usually in the hospital, while outpatient rehab is usually at a separate facility, but not always.

Kevin

 

[Azimuthal]

In-patient settings are usually in a hospital or medical center where patients are admitted for acute care and are also known as acute-care settings. Out-patient settings are when treatment are provided to patients who are not to a hospital. These patients come in for treatment and are able to leave. Keep in mind that many hospitals have an out-patient clinic. A skilled nursing facility is a licensed care facility for patients who require long-term care. Hope that helps.

 

[callmecrazy]

To clarify a few points that have come up...
Acute care is an inpatient setting. Not all inpatient settings are acute care. TCUs, inpatient rehab, LTACs, etc are all also inpatient and are NOT acute care settings.

If you think that acute care patients can barely move, you would really do yourself a favor to spend some time in that setting. I can't call this statement as anything but way off base.