Visitor Rules

KSÜ Health Practice and Research Hospital

1. Purpose

It is the provision of visits to our patients staying in our hospital at certain times of the day and within certain rules.

2. Scope

It covers all patients hospitalized in our hospital and their relatives.

3. Abbreviations

4. Definitions

5. Responsible Persons

In our hospital, the visit process is coordinated by the relevant Deputy Chief Physician, Deputy Director and Security Chief.

6. Activity Flow

6.1. General purposes of a patient visit

  • Meeting the patient's needs outside the hospital (such as medicine, clothing).
  • Asking about the patient's well-being and providing psychological support.
  • To obtain information about the patient's health from the patient's doctor.
  • A visit conducted in an appropriate manner will contribute positively to the recovery process by raising the patient's morale and informing the relatives about the patient's condition.

The following risk groups are not accepted as visitors:

  • Those who have complaints such as fever, cough, sneezing, phlegm, or those with known infectious diseases.
  • Those who have any chronic disease.
  • People who are prone to infection.

6.6. Points to consider during patient visits

  • Please do not insist on a visit in special cases that the doctor does not allow.
  • Your visit will only be made to designated during visiting hours your structure.
  • The duration of the visit should be short (preferably no more than 10 minutes).
  • There should be a maximum of two visitors at each patient's bedside; they should not disturb other patients. should not be spoken loudly.
  • Patients should not sit on their beds, and surfaces should not be touched at the patient's bedside or in the hospital environment. Hands should be washed before and after visits.
  • Remember that well-intentioned interventions may harm your patient.
  • Do not bring food.
  • Nothing should be eaten or drunk at the patient's bedside; do not approach other patients in the same room. any food should not be given.
  • Suitable gifts: books, flowers, cologne.
  • Other patients should not be disturbed; unnecessary and curious questions should not be asked.
  • Patient confidentiality must be respected.
  • Moral-depressing words and behaviors should be avoided.
  • Unnecessary and persistent requests should not be made outside of visiting hours.
  • At the end of the visit, patients should leave their rooms without waiting for warnings from the staff.

7. Sibling Visitor Acceptance Policies and Child Visitor Acceptance Policies in Neonatal Intensive Care Units

  • Visitor days: Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday.
  • Visiting hours: Daytime 14:30–15:30, Evening 19:00–20:00.
  • Sibling children aged three and over; maximum two siblings at a time, accompanied by at least one of the parents, on the specified days/times maximum 15 minutes can visit.
  • The visiting child must not have symptoms such as fever, sore throat, runny nose, cough, rash, or diarrhea; must be fully vaccinated according to the vaccination schedule; and must not have a history of rash-related illness in the last four weeks.
  • It is not appropriate for children with a history of contact with the disease or who are suffering from a viral respiratory infection at the time of the visit to visit.
  • There is no harm in visiting children who do not have any contact history or signs of active infection.
  • Entry to the unit is permitted after hand washing at the entrance.
  • Physical contact such as touching or kissing the baby during the visit not allowed.
  • Visiting children are not left alone in the unit; they must be accompanied by an attendant.
  • During periods of intense RSV or community/hospital outbreaks, visits may be restricted or hours may be changed by the Infection Control Committee and/or unit manager.
  • Under 16 parent/adult accompanying visiting children during the visit is responsible.