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GULFDIAGNOSTICCENTER
HOSPITAL
NURSING POLICY Policy No:MED-NUR-P0029/10
TITLE: LAST CARE/DEATH OF A PATIENTIssue Date : March 2010
Revision No.: 01
Department : Nursing Revision Date : May 2012
Section : Nursing Care Next Revision : May 2014
Distribution : Hospital Wide Page 1 of 3
LAST CARE/DEATH OF A PATIENT
APPROVAL SHEET
Prepared by:
Name Signature Date
Ms. Jennelyn PaderanActing Charge Nurse, In-patient Ward
Reviewed by:
Name Signature Date
Ms. Gela MocanuActing Head of Nursing Department
Mr. Zuher ArawiQuality Manager
Approved by:
Name Signature Date
Dr Emad Yassin Al RahmaniMedical Director
Mrs. Jamal KaddouraHospital Director and Co-Founder
DOCUMENT AMENDMENT RECORD SHEET
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Appendix: Yes [ ] No [ ]
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GULFDIAGNOSTICCENTER
HOSPITAL
NURSING POLICY Policy No:MED-NUR-P0029/10
TITLE: LAST CARE/DEATH OF A PATIENTIssue Date : March 2010
Revision No.: 01
Department : Nursing Revision Date : May 2012
Section : Nursing Care Next Revision : May 2014
Distribution : Hospital Wide Page 2 of 3
Date Description of Change Page EffectedRevisionNumber
1. PURPOSE
1.1 To ensure appropriate last care for the body and appropriate completion of documents.
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GULFDIAGNOSTICCENTER
HOSPITAL
NURSING POLICY Policy No:MED-NUR-P0029/10
TITLE: LAST CARE/DEATH OF A PATIENTIssue Date : March 2010
Revision No.: 01
Department : Nursing Revision Date : May 2012
Section : Nursing Care Next Revision : May 2014
Distribution : Hospital Wide Page 3 of 3
2. POLICY
2.1 In the case of death, the following people should be informed the treating doctor:2.1.1 Police (999)2.1.2 Medical Director2.1.3 Director of Nursing2.1.4 Charge Nurse of In-patient Ward
2.1.5 Relatives of patient2.2 The body is isolated until the police comes.2.3 Patient judged to be dead on arrival at the ER(BID) must be certified dead by the doctor
on duty and police to be informed (999) and wait to arrive.
3. SCOPE
3.1 Last care for a dead patient in Gulf Diagnostic Center Hospital4. RESPONSIBILITY
4.1 Physician4.2 Registered nurse
5. PROCEDURE
5.1. Nursing Record must be completed accurately and timely.5.2. The doctor who attended the death writes the notes and completes the Death
Notification Form.5.2.1 Copies of the Death Notification Form of HAAD as follows:
5.2.1.1 Death notification with dead body5.2.1.2 One photocopy of the Death Notification Form is given to the
relatives/employer.5.2.1.3 One photocopy of the Death Notification Form is kept on the patients
file.
5.2.1.4 One copy of the Death Notification to police.5.2.1.5 As per HAAD Standard death must be notified to HAAD. Submission of
death Notification electronically has to be within 6 hours of the occurrenceof the death event.
5.3 Deceased must have a wrist identification band.5.4 The body can be released only to the police.5.5 Care of the Deceased Patients Property
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GULFDIAGNOSTICCENTER
HOSPITAL
NURSING POLICY Policy No:MED-NUR-P0029/10
TITLE: LAST CARE/DEATH OF A PATIENTIssue Date : March 2010
Revision No.: 01
Department : Nursing Revision Date : May 2012
Section : Nursing Care Next Revision : May 2014
Distribution : Hospital Wide Page 4 of 3
5.5.1 Nursing staff are responsible for the safekeeping of patients belonging andhand over to police on a Patients Property Forms (N 25/1) and obtainsignature.
5.5.2 Jewelry that cannot be removed, e.g. wedding ring is entered on the propertyform with a note to the effect that is still on the body.
6. REFERENCE
6.1 HAAD Policies and Procedures
7. RELATED DOCUMENTS
7.1 Death Notification Form from HAAD
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