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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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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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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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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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