How to Survive Your Hospital Stay
Atria Books (Verlag)
978-0-7432-3319-4 (ISBN)
Most people will find themselves -- or a loved one -- faced with a hospital stay at some point in their lives. The prospect is scary enough, even without worrying about hospital infections, adverse drug reactions, and other alarming risks that have been documented by the Centers for Disease Control and reported widely in medical journals and the national media. But help is here.
Written by an experienced nurse practitioner and recognized hospital safety expert, How to Survive Your Hospital Stay offers simple steps to take before, during, and after hospitalization in order to take control of the entire process, including:
Evaluating whether a hospital stay is really necessary
Dealing with the top ten risks, from medication errors to malnutrition
Getting the staff on your side
Choosing the right doctor
Negotiating the insurance minefield
Making sure you are discharged safely and will get the follow-up care you need
Packed with advice that will help people feel better when they are ill and at their most vulnerable, this essential guide provides a reassuring road map for avoiding mishaps along the route to recovery.
Gail Van Kanegan, R.N., M.S.N., C.N.P., is a Certified Advanced Practice Nurse with thirty years of experience in the medical field. She lectures frequently on health-care issues and writes articles regularly on consumer health. She lives in Quincy, Illinois.
CONTENTS
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART ONE Eight Important Ways to Prepare for Your Hospital Stay
1 Avoid the Hospital -- if You Can
2 Choose a Health Care Advocate
3 Prepare Your Mind
4 Know Your Rights
5 Learn the Lay of the Land
6 Choose Your Hospital
7 Choose Your Physicians
8 Make Sure Your Wishes Will Be Followed
PART TWO The Top Ten Risks: How to Understand and Avoid Them
9 Medication Errors
10 Side Effects of Drugs
11 Infection
12 Pressure Sores
13 Malnutrition
14 Complications of Surgery
15 Falls
16 Misdiagnosis
17 Unnecessary Tests and Procedures
18 Going Home
Afterword: If You're Hurt
Resources
Bibliography
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 4.12.2003 |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 140 x 216 mm |
Gewicht | 289 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Pflege | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7432-3319-0 / 0743233190 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7432-3319-4 / 9780743233194 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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