An edition of Critical conditions (2008)

Critical conditions

the essential hospital guide to getting your loved one out alive

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An edition of Critical conditions (2008)

Critical conditions

the essential hospital guide to getting your loved one out alive

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A step-by-step guide to patient advocacy, based on more than 150 interviews with nurses, doctors, social workers, and families.

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Publisher
Lemon Grove Press
Language
English
Pages
227

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Santa Monica, CA

Table of Contents

You could save a life
Getting started: the basics of being an advocate
The primary nurse
The doctors
The importance of research
Preventing medical error
Preventing infectious diseases in the hospital
Preventing fatal falls
Language barriers and cultural issues
Special attention required on routine medical and surgical floors
If you live out of town
How to support and comfort your loved one
Hospital social workers
Considering a different hospital
HIPPA laws, advance directives, power of attorney, living will, and DNR
How to take care of you
Discharge planning and aftercare.

Edition Notes

Pages 143-204 consists of notes areas: "quick reference guide" and "daily progress notes".

"References" : p. 217-218.

Genre
Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Classifications

Library of Congress
R727.45 .E47 2008

The Physical Object

Pagination
xvii, 227 p. ;
Number of pages
227

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL22656151M
Internet Archive
criticalconditio0000ehre
ISBN 10
0981524001
ISBN 13
9780981524009
LCCN
2008902405
Library Thing
8136024
Goodreads
5268272

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