住院出院 Admission, Discharge and When to Come Back

By the end of this module you can…

• Explain admission, observation, boarding and transfer in plain words.
• Respond when a patient wants to leave against advice: find the reason, respect the right, bring the doctor.
• Give discharge instructions and doses clearly, with 两 where it belongs.
• Check understanding with teach-back, and say when to come back for each condition.
• Arrange follow-up, and point patients to help with bills and work notes.

Key vocabulary

Sixteen words from this module. Tap the speaker to hear each one.

Staying, going and after

• 住院zhù yuànTo be admitted to the hospital
• 出院chū yuànTo be discharged, to go home
• 留观liú guānObservation (a short stay to be watched)
• 转院zhuǎn yuànTransfer to another hospital
• 病房bìng fángHospital room, ward
• 轮椅lún yǐWheelchair
• 复查fù cháFollow-up visit, recheck
• 家庭医生jiā tíng yī shēngPrimary care doctor

Papers, medicines and bills

• 出院单chū yuàn dānDischarge papers
• 处方chǔ fāngPrescription
• 药房yào fángPharmacy
• 药片yào piànTablet
• 胶囊jiāo nángCapsule
• 病假条bìng jià tiáoWork or school note
• 账单zhàng dānBill
• 保险卡bǎo xiǎn kǎInsurance card

Ten core phrases

The lines from this module’s take-home phrase sheet. In the course you can print them on one page for your pocket.

1. 医生建议您住院，再检查和治疗。Yī shēng jiàn yì nín zhù yuàn, zài jiǎn chá hé zhì liáo.The doctor recommends admission.
2. 楼上还没有床位，您先在急诊等。Lóu shàng hái méi yǒu chuáng wèi, nín xiān zài jí zhěn děng.No bed upstairs yet; you’ll wait here.
3. 您有权利离开，但是医生认为现在走有危险。Nín yǒu quán lì lí kāi, dàn shì yī shēng rèn wéi xiàn zài zǒu yǒu wēi xiǎn.You may leave, but the doctor sees a risk.
4. 您可以回家了。我们一起看一下出院单。Nín kě yǐ huí jiā le. Wǒ men yì qǐ kàn yí xià chū yuàn dān.You can go home: let’s read the papers.
5. 处方已经发到您的药房了。Chǔ fāng yǐ jīng fā dào nín de yào fáng le.Your prescription is at your pharmacy.
6. 每次吃两片，一天三次，饭后吃。Měi cì chī liǎng piàn, yì tiān sān cì, fàn hòu chī.Two tablets, three times a day, after meals.
7. 您能说一下，回家以后怎么吃这个药吗？Nín néng shuō yí xià, huí jiā yǐ hòu zěn me chī zhè ge yào ma?Tell me how you’ll take it at home.
8. 要是越来越疼，马上回来。Yào shi yuè lái yuè téng, mǎ shàng huí lai.If the pain keeps getting worse, come back.
9. 三天以后去看您的家庭医生。Sān tiān yǐ hòu qù kàn nín de jiā tíng yī shēng.See your primary care doctor in three days.
10. 不管有没有保险，急诊都会给您看病。Bù guǎn yǒu méi yǒu bǎo xiǎn, jí zhěn dōu huì gěi nín kàn bìng.We see you, with or without insurance.

What’s in Module 11

1. Part 1 · Warm-UpWarm-Up: Beds and Discharges
2. Part 2 · The Words for LeavingReading the Pinyin · Saying 住院 vs. Charting 收住院 · Vocabulary · Flash Cards · Four Ways Out of the Emergency Department
3. Part 3 · StayingThe Admission Script · Waiting for a Bed, or a Transfer · Key Patterns · Leaving Against Advice
4. Part 4 · Going HomeDischarge Instructions · Saying the Dose · Teach-Back: Say It Back to Me · When to Come Back
5. Part 5 · After the VisitFollow-Up and Prescriptions · Bills, Insurance and Work Notes · What Patients Say · Putting It Together
6. Part 6 · Role-PlayRound 1 · Guided Conversation · Round 2 · Controlled Practice · Rounds 3, 4 & 5 · Independent
7. Part 7 · Knowledge CheckModule 11 Knowledge Check
8. Part 8 · Wrap-UpModule 11 Homework · Take-Home Phrase Sheet · Module 11 Wrap-Up · 下次见