Be Prepared for a Hospital Stay: Checklists for Patient Safety

By Patricia Iyer
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Published: June 12, 2012
Words: 23,542 (approximate)
Language: English
ISBN: 9781476022581

Short description

Learn how to be an informed patient by getting inside information from a legal nurse consultant who has helped attorneys with thousands of medical malpractice cases. Patient safety checklists will teach you what to do to speak up to have a safe hospital stay. The book is also ideal for family members and visitors of a hospitalized patient.

Extended description

Why You Need to Read This Book

In the last 25 years, I have helped attorneys handle thousands of medical and nursing malpractice cases. People just like you have been injured or killed by well-meaning doctors and nurses. The incredible complexities of health care result in errors slipping through the safety net. The information in this book will teach you how to be an informed patient and what you need to know to help you or your loved ones when they are in the hospital.

I have filled this book with stories of situations that have happened to patients. I have shared examples of what has happened to me, a relatively healthy older adult. These are not intended to frighten you but to provide easy to implement checklists of skills you can use to be informed when you are in the hospital. The chapters end with a series of checklists you can use to become a more informed, savvy patient. You will find all of the checklists at the end of the book so that you may be able to print them out a.. (Read more) Why You Need to Read This Book

In the last 25 years, I have helped attorneys handle thousands of medical and nursing malpractice cases. People just like you have been injured or killed by well-meaning doctors and nurses. The incredible complexities of health care result in errors slipping through the safety net. The information in this book will teach you how to be an informed patient and what you need to know to help you or your loved ones when they are in the hospital.

I have filled this book with stories of situations that have happened to patients. I have shared examples of what has happened to me, a relatively healthy older adult. These are not intended to frighten you but to provide easy to implement checklists of skills you can use to be informed when you are in the hospital. The chapters end with a series of checklists you can use to become a more informed, savvy patient. You will find all of the checklists at the end of the book so that you may be able to print them out and refer to them at critical times.

Have you ever:
1. Feared that you or a loved one could be hurt by medical errors?
2. Wanted to know how you could be empowered to keep safe in the healthcare system?
3. Wondered how you could be an advocate for a loved one to avoid being harmed by medical malpractice?
4. Felt voiceless, like no one was listening to your concerns about your health care?
5. Wondered how you could be healthier so you would not need as much medical care?
Protect yourself and learn how to be an informed patient by using the information contained in this book plus our many other resources.
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Tags

medical malpractice, medical errors, nursing care, patient safety, hospital care, patient advocacy, patient advocates

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