The informed patient : a complete guide to a hospital stay

The informed patient : a complete guide to a hospital stay /

Even the most capable individuals are challenged when confronted with the complexity of the modern hospital experience. The Informed Patient is a guide and a workbook, divided into topical, focused sections with step-by-step instructions, insights, and tips to illustrate what patients and their fami...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Main Authors: Friedman, Karen A. (Author), Merwin, Sara L. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, 2017
Series:Culture and politics of health care work.
Subjects:
Hospital patients > Popular works.
Hospital care > Popular works.
Patient education > Popular works.
Patient advocacy > Popular works.
Consumer education > Popular works.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Why you need this book and how to use this book
  • The changing landscape of medicine
  • The emergency department (ER) experience
  • Getting settled and finding your way
  • Figuring out the care team
  • Physicians of all kinds
  • Lines, ports, drains, tubes and catheters
  • Tests and procedures in the hospital
  • Nutrition in the hospital
  • Protocols and precautions
  • Intensive care units
  • Special populations
  • Elective surgery
  • Unplanned surgery
  • Discharge planning and disposition
  • Some final thoughts
  • Glossary.

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