Admit and admission are commonly used words in nursing.
To admit somebody means to let them in. In nursing terms, it means to take somebody into hospital for treatment. It’s a verb.
- We will admit Mr Jones to the ward for monitoring.
- The patient was admitted to the cardiac ward last Monday.
Admission is a noun. An admission is the process of admitting somebody to the ward.
- We have a new admission coming up from ED. (the emergency department.)
- The doctor will write the admission in the notes after he has examined the patient.
Common collocations with admit
A collocation is a group of words that commonly appear together in English.
- admit to hospital
- admit to the ward
- admit for observation
- admit for surgery
- admitted after an accident
- admitted by the doctor
- admitted on Monday/Tuesday etc.
- admitted last month
- admitted in 2024
