During your admission
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Your room
At LUMC, we offer patient rooms for 1, 2, or 4 people. Room assignments are based on medical considerations. In your room, you’ll have your own wardrobe and bedside cabinet. Free Wi-Fi and a television are available for your use. For your valuables, a personal safe is provided next to your bed.
Your contact person
Before your admission, please choose one contact person whom we will keep informed about your treatment. This can be a family member or a close friend. We will also notify your general practitioner or referring physician about your admission—and later about your discharge from the hospital.
Who will you meet on the nursing ward?
Who you meet depends on the reason for your admission. However, you will certainly encounter the following people during your stay:
- A medical specialist
- Junior doctors
- Nurses (including nursing students)
- Service staff
- Cleaning staff
Daily routine
A day on the hospital ward may look different for each patient, depending on your treatment. However, a typical day at LUMC might look like this.
- A nurse visits to check your vital signs, such as blood pressure, and provides your medication.
- A service staff member brings your breakfast.
- You’ll see your doctor during morning rounds.
- You wash and get dressed, with help from the nurse if needed. Coffee and tea are served by the service staff.
- Medical tests or examinations may take place if required.
- Lunch is served by the service staff. The nurse may return to provide medication and perform additional checks.
- Further tests or examinations may be scheduled. Drinks are served again by the service staff.
- Dinner is a hot meal, brought by the service staff. The nurse may visit around mealtime to administer medication.
- Later in the evening, the nurse returns for final checks and any remaining medication. The service staff also comes by with drinks.
Medications
Before your admission, you will have discussed your current medications with your care team. During your stay, you may receive different but equivalent medications. We will do our best to ensure that you return to your usual medication after discharge.
Meals
During your admission, you can choose daily from the menu what you would like for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Our service staff will bring your meals to your room.
Support
Being admitted to the hospital can be an emotional experience. Our spiritual care providers and social workers are always available to support you and your loved ones. Please don’t hesitate to let one of the nurses know if you would like extra support or someone to talk to.
Spiritual care providers
A hospital treatment or surgery can stir up many emotions. The spiritual care providers at LUMC offer a listening ear and create space for you and your loved ones to reflect on what matters to you during your stay. Spiritual care is available to all LUMC patients and their companions, such as family members or caregivers. Conversations can take place either in the hospital or at home.
Social workers
Have you been referred to Social Services or do you need help? For example, with coping with your illness, questions about recent loss or grief, or questions about work, integration, and finances during your illness? Then you can contact Social Services at the LUMC. You can receive help with, for example:
- coping with and learning to deal with your illness
- how to deal with the consequences of complex treatments
- your sick child and what this means for you and your environment
- problems with your recent loss or grief afterwards
- questions about your work and work integration during your illness
- questions about social services specific to you
- financial problems as a result of your illness
Have you been referred to Social Services or do you need help? For example, with coping with your illness, questions about recent loss or grief, or questions about work, integration, and finances during your illness? Then you can contact Social Services at the LUMC. You can receive help with, for example:
- coping with and learning to deal with your illness
- how to deal with the consequences of complex treatments
- your sick child and what this means for you and your environment
- problems with your recent loss or grief afterwards
- questions about your work and work integration during your illness
- questions about social services specific to you
- financial problems as a result of your illness
Through conversations, we will work with you to determine how we can support you during the illness process. Most conversations take place with you alone or with you and your family. Sometimes we advise you to join group meetings that we organize.
Receiving visitors
You cannot receive visitors during day treatment. However, you may bring a companion with you. If you are admitted to the hospital, visiting hours vary from ward to ward.
Safe stay at the LUMC
Your safety is very important to us. Our employees work hard every day to ensure this, but they cannot do it alone. Together with you, we can make healthcare even safer. For example, by paying attention to hygiene and by limiting the risk of falls.
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