Passive voice: правила лікарні (B2)

When my aunt was admitted to Riverside General Hospital, I learned how many procedures must be followed by patients, visitors, and staff alike. The main entrance is guarded by security personnel who ensure that only authorised people are allowed onto the wards. Bags may be searched by officers when alarms are triggered, and identification must be shown by anyone who wishes to enter after eight in the evening.

At reception visitors are registered by clerks who issue plastic badges that must be worn at all times. Contact details are recorded by hand and they are entered into a database that is accessed by nurses on each floor. Privacy rules must be respected by everyone, and patient information cannot be discussed in corridors where conversations might be overheard by strangers.

Infection control is taken seriously because vulnerable patients must be protected from germs. Hands must be sanitised by all visitors before they enter a room, and disposable aprons may be required by staff when wounds are being dressed by clinical teams. Masks can be provided by the hospital when flu levels are high, and windows should be left closed in certain units where air is filtered by specialised units.

Noise must be kept low near intensive care areas where rest is needed by recovering patients. Mobile phones should be switched to silent mode by visitors, and loud conversations are discouraged by signs that are posted on every door. Equipment alarms cannot be ignored by nurses because responses must be given within seconds when vital signs are monitored by electronic sensors.

Meals are prepared in a central kitchen where ingredients are checked by dieticians who ensure that allergies are noted by ward staff. Special diets must be ordered by doctors and they are delivered to beds by catering assistants wearing clean uniforms. Trays should be returned to collection points by visitors who want to help, though heavy lifting must be done by employees trained in manual handling.

Medication must be administered only by qualified nurses or doctors who verify names and dates of birth with each patient. Dosages are calculated by pharmacists in a basement dispensary, and dangerous drugs are stored in cabinets that can be opened by two authorised keys. Errors must be reported immediately by staff, and near misses are reviewed weekly by a safety committee.

Tests and scans are scheduled by appointment clerks who coordinate machines that are operated by radiographers. Patients may be asked to fast before blood is drawn by phlebotomists in the outpatient suite. Results are analysed by laboratory technicians and they are sent to consultants who explain findings in language that can be understood by anxious families.

Fire exits must be kept clear by housekeeping teams who patrol corridors every hour. Drills are conducted quarterly and instructions must be followed by everyone when alarms are activated by the control panel. Wheelchairs and beds cannot be left in escape routes because obstacles might be tripped over by people who are helped by staff during evacuations.

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