Question

In at least 400 of your own words, outline the organization and functioning of hospitals. Next, describe sick-role behavior in the hospital. Also, explain the coping process in hospital patients.

Answer 1

Organization and functions of hospital:-

Organization of hospital defined as the levels of management with in the hospital.

Organization of hospital

There is hospital Board. Under this administration department is there.

Administration controls the following services-

1. Informational services

• Admissions
• Billing & Collection
• Health Education
• Medical Records
• Information Systems
• Human Resources

2. Therapeutic Services

• Physical Therapy
• Occupational Therapy
• Speech/Language
• Pathology
• Respiratory Therapy
• Medical Psychology
• Social Services
• Pharmacy
• Dietary
• Sports Medicine
• Nursing

3. Diagnostic services

• Medical Laboratory
• Imaging
• Emergency Medicine
• Cardiology
• Neurology

3. Support services

• Central Supply
• Biomedical Technology
• Housekeeping
• Maintenance
• Transportation
  This is the traditional organization chart of the hospital.

Function of hospital include

• Providing preventing, promotive, curative, and rehabilitative services
• Providing diagnostic services
• Gives opportunity for employment
• Dietary services
• Drug supplementation

Sick-role behavior in the hospital:-

Sick-role behavior is the activity undertaken, for the purpose of getting well, by those who consider them- selves ill.

the sick role and sick-role behavior could be seen as the logical extension of illness behavior to complete integration into the medical care system.

Sick role behavior was explained by Parasons sociologist.

Main characteristics of sick role include.

• First, the sick person is freed or exempt from carrying out normal social roles.
• Second, people in the sick role are not directly responsible for their plight.
• Third, the sick person needs to try to get well
• Finally, In the sick role the sick person or patient must seek competent help and cooperate with medical care to get well.

Coping process in the hospital patients:-

Coping process include 5 stages as below:-

1. Denial
2. Anger
3. Bargaining
4. Depression
5. Acceptance