overnight patient
Admitted for observation
An overnight patient is someone who stays at a medical facility for at least one night, as opposed to an outpatient who goes home the same day.
The term distinguishes patients requiring extended observation or recovery from those receiving brief procedures: The surgery was minor, but they kept her as an overnight patient just to be safe.
- inpatientAdmitted overnight patient
- admittedConfessed or granted entry
- hospitalMedical treatment facility
- wardProtected person; division
- bedFurniture for slumber
bed rest · hospital gown · gown · IV · IV drip · nurse · monitor · vital signs · vitals · rounds · discharge · recovery · observation · stay · room · medical chart · chart · call button
- patientsinpatients, inpatient, outpatients, outpatient
overnight patientoutpatient
Treated without admission
day patient · walk-in patient · discharged patient · ER patient · long-term patient
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