The informed patient : a complete guide to a hospital stay /
Friedman, Karen A.,
The informed patient : a complete guide to a hospital stay / Karen A. Friedman, MD, and Sara L. Merwin, MPH. - Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource. - The culture and politics of health care work .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781501714061
2017017264
Hospital patients--Popular works.
Hospital care--Popular works.
Patient education--Popular works.
Patient advocacy--Popular works.
Consumer education--Popular works.
Electronic Books.
RA965 / .I546 2017
The informed patient : a complete guide to a hospital stay / Karen A. Friedman, MD, and Sara L. Merwin, MPH. - Ithaca : ILR Press, an imprint of Cornell University Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource. - The culture and politics of health care work .
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
9781501714061
2017017264
Hospital patients--Popular works.
Hospital care--Popular works.
Patient education--Popular works.
Patient advocacy--Popular works.
Consumer education--Popular works.
Electronic Books.
RA965 / .I546 2017