Download or read book The Patient Survival Guide written by Maryanne McGuckin, Dr., Sc., Ed. and published by Demos Medical Publishing. This book was released on 2012-03-02 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gold Winner 2012 Foreword Reviews Book of The Year, Health Category The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates 1.7 million people developed healthcare acquired infections in 2010. Since most people spend only a small part of their lives in healthcare facilities, this guidebook also tells readers how to avoid picking up serious infections in day care centers, schools, business offices, and other common locations. Unlike other books, which focus on how to change the hospital systems, The Patient Survival Guide focuses on empowering you with the knowledge and techniques to ensure a safer healthcare experience. The Patient Survival Guide: Inspires you to be a your own advocate Describes in vivid detail how your preparation and informed vigilance can significantly reduce the chances of harm and death to your loved one in a hospital Provides specific, practical, and outside-the-box strategies for anticipating and preventing errors, with chapters devoted to each of the most common mistakes and mishaps Provides checklists for patients to use upon admission to healthcare facilities
Download or read book Hospital Survival Guide written by David Sherer and published by Humanix Books. This book was released on 2020-08-11 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WHY YOU SHOULD NEVER HAVE AN OPERATION IN JULY AND OTHER LIFESAVING ADVICE! "This book offers practical advice about how to keep yourself free from harm and error in hospitals, and how to assert yourself in cases such as getting stuck with a bad roommate or a rude doctor. Includes chapters on taking children to the hospital and how to be prepared before an emergency." — The Wall Street Journal Hospital Survival Guide: The Patient Handbook to Getting Better and Getting Out is the essential patient handbook to ensure that you and your family emerge from hospital visits healthier than before checking-in and without having to endure excessive stays, pain or indignities. Includes practical tips, warnings and surprising information you doctor might not tell you, such as the fact that July, when the new interns start, is the most dangerous month to have a procedure done at a teaching hospital; EMLA anesthetic cream can be requested to be used on children’s skin, allowing for less painful I.V. starts; and washing off all iodine-based antiseptics thoroughly after surgery can prevent chemical burns. Proven tips for reducing hospital bills are also presented. Dr Sherer will teach you how to: Find the Best Hospital for Your Condition Demand & Receive the Best Care Avoid Unnecessary Pain & Complications Protect Your Health from Human Error Navigate Emergency Room Care Educate Yourself on Your Condition & Your Rights Protect Your Financial Health & Reduce Your Bills Choose Between Bundling Services Versus “Fee for Service” – Pricing/Pros & Cons Work the System to Get What You Need Maximize New and Innovative Ways to Use the Internet for Self-Education Deal with the Impact of Pandemic Emergencies, Natural Disasters and the Opioid Crisis on Your Care Learn More about Artificial Intelligence, Robotic surgery and Using Big Data Decide if “Medicare for All” is Feasible and the Social Determinants on the Allocation of Healthcare And Much Much More! "I recommend this book for everyone, especially people who are undergoing their first operation in a hospital. Being aware of the services offered or not offered in the hospital and learning ways to reduce anxiety can be invaluable throughout one’s hospital stay. For health care providers, the Hospital Survival Guide offers excellent insight into many of the uncertainties that patients face as they enter into the unknown world of the hospital. Even though we hear the alarming statistics every day, the book is a powerful reminder of all of the mistakes that can be made in the course of care and what we all can do to reduce the likelihood of experiencing a medical error ourselves." — P&T® Journal
Download or read book Pulmonary Hypertension written by Gail Boyer Hayes and published by . This book was released on 2013-07-15 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifth Edition, 2013 Revision. Pulmonary Hypertension: A Patient's Survival Guide serves as a soup-to-nuts resource book covering many of the questions patients and their loved ones might have about living with pulmonary hypertension. The book (350+ pages) includes topics like the mechanics of PH, the latest treatments, patient care and lifestyle issues.
Download or read book The Patient s Survival Guide written by Edward H Morgan, Jr. and published by Beaufort Books. This book was released on 2022-10-10 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the US medical environment where medical mistakes, over-diagnosis, and over-treatment have become the third leading cause of death, leadership consultant and long-time charity CEO Edward Morgan argues that protecting yourself with medical wisdom can add 10-15 years to your life. We're a nation on meds, where 60% of adults are now diagnosed with some chronic condition. We're listening to unwise advice and becoming permanent patients. Longevity is declining in America, even though medical costs in the US are twice that of other developed nations. Don't get caught in medical misadventures that escalate into permanent conditions, screenings that cascade into fear-driven decisions, prescriptions that simply suppress symptoms, or worst of all, end up dying in an ICU in the vain hope for a few more days. Smart is not the same as wise. Medical wisdom and discernment will extend your life. Taking today's aggressive, profit-driven advice will quite possibly shorten it. Living to see your grandchildren grow up is your responsibility, not your doctor's. This is a must read for anyone already feeling like a patient for life. With courage and wisdom you can become a well person again and live out your full lifespan.
Download or read book The Cardiac Care Unit Survival Guide written by Eyal Herzog and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2012-10-18 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is geared toward cardiologists, trainees, and housestaff --anyone who rotates or practices in the CCU--who must grasp the subtleties when treating patients in a cardiac care unit. It is organized in a way to help you understand the simplified pathophysiology of the disease, the diagnosis modalities, the initial critical care management in the CCU, the clinical care in a step down unit and plan for discharge therapy. Dr. Herzog has developed unified pathways for the management of patients presenting with acute chest pain or its equivalent, acute heart failure, atrial fibrillation and flutter, syncope, cardiac arrest, hypertension and hyperglycemia. Algorithms and pathways for management are provided in each chapter for easy implementation in any health care system. In addition, because specialized units are frightening to the patients and their families, there is a section in each chapter on what the patient and family need to know, that encompasses a capsulated explanation of the condition and treatment management. A companion website accompanies the text that includes fully searchable text and patient information.
Download or read book The Breast Cancer Patient s Survival Guide written by Dan Purser and published by . This book was released on 2014-01-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Washington Manual Outpatient Medicine Survival Guide written by Grace A. Lin and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2003 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Washington Manual® Outpatient Medicine Survival Guide covers the most common diseases and situations encountered in an outpatient clinic and includes sections on key history and physical examination findings, red flags to look for, and advice on what to tell the patient.
Download or read book Beating Melanoma written by Steven Q. Wang and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2011-05-01 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Steven Q. Wang, a world-renowned skin cancer expert, provides an essential guide for people with melanoma and their families. The book’s unique, practical format approaches the disease in two phases, just as people with melanoma need to do. First comes a step-by-step guide for what Dr. Wang calls the "mad rush" phase—an intense and stressful period from diagnosis to completing initial treatment. Dr. Wang's calm guidance helps readers through this critical time, using an easy to understand plan for ensuring optimal treatment and survival outcomes. Once the mad rush phase is over, the "marathon phase" begins—life resumes its normal shape but with lingering concerns about new melanoma and metastases. Here Dr. Wang addresses common questions about prevention and prognosis. Beating Melanoma offers current research in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of melanoma; photographs of different kinds of skin cancers; and a readable narrative that demystifies everything from the pathology report to the stages of cancer. The only book to outline detailed instructions for melanoma patients at all stages of their disease, it is a guide that people with melanoma will turn to with confidence.
Download or read book The Endo Patient s Survival Guide written by Andrew S. Cook MD Facog and published by Femsana Press LLC. This book was released on 2015-07-14 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Endo Survival Guide is the patient's essential companion to living with and overcoming endometriosis and pelvic pain: from seeking help and getting an initial diagnosis, to navigating treatment options, and achieving optimal relief and wellness."--Publisher description.
Download or read book A Nurse s Survival Guide to Critical Care E Book written by Sharon L. Edwards and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2009-10-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This small, pocket-sized book provides a solid introduction to aspects of care and management in critical care. The book contains not only information on patient assessment, ventilation, haemodynamic monitoring, emergencies, critical care interventions, common conditions and pharmacology, all clearly relating to critical care, but also psychological, professional practice issues, palliative care and caring for relatives. It provides the factual information needed to assist nurses in providing holistic care in the critical care environment, in an accessible format. Pocket-book format makes the book portable and user-friendly Pull-out boxes highlight hints and tips for practice Diagrams used to explain clearly difficult concepts
Download or read book A Survival Guide for Health Research Methods written by Tracy Ross and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2012-05-16 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “This is an excellent and much needed book. It has a clear and logical structure that leads you through the knowledge base needed to critically appraise and evaluate clinical research studies … Each section has brief measurable learning outcomes to give the learning focus and particularly helpful is the “Jargon Busting” glossary placed at the end of each chapter … This is the book I wish I had written.” Christine Lorraine Carline, Senior Lecturer, Staffordshire University, Faculty of Health, UK “This short book covers all the major issues and perspectives with which health undergraduates must become familiar … It is written in plain English with clear explanations and appropriate examples, along with exercises, articles and glossaries. For those students who approach the topic of research with trepidation, this book will be a welcome and painless introduction.” David Shaw PhD CSci, The Open University, UK “The author has provided a text that is accessible to a wide range of health students and practitioners ... The discussions about how recent is recent evidence is a question that particularly vexes students and this book provides some guidance to the debate, whilst acknowledging there is no easy answer.” Alan Williams, Lecturer, University of Nottingham, UK This handy book is an ideal companion for all health and nursing students looking for an accessible guide to research. Written in a friendly style, the book takes the stress out of research learning by offering realistic, practical guidance and demystifying research methods jargon. The book takes you through the main methods, tools and approaches used by health researchers and uses examples and case studies to highlight good and bad practice in research. The book also includes: Guidance on critical thinking and writing, to assist you in interpreting research articles and judging their worth Simple exercises, discussion points and reflective opportunities to help you construct logical arguments and apply research findings to practice Useful tips for surviving and exceeding in your course of study A section in each chapter on ‘jargon busting’ to help you keep on top of the terms and language used in research A Survival Guide for Health Research Methods is a great first book for students and practitioners new to the subject. It will also be of use to staff returning to practice and those with no prior research knowledge.
Download or read book Your Patient Safety Survival Guide written by Gretchen Lefever Watson and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2019-02-08 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Medical errors happen all the time. Yet, it's not enough to rely on the health care system itself to remedy the problems. Patients must be aware of the risks and involved in the solutions. Here, the author looks at the most common risks, offers solutions patients can employ, and considers approaches to solving problems where they exist.
Download or read book A Nurse s Survival Guide to General Practice Nursing E Book written by Karen Storey and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2021-06-02 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General practice nurses are faced with the daily challenge of keeping up-to-date with a vast range of conditions and their management. They also need to be familiar with evidence-based practice to inform high-level decision making. This Survival Guide will prove a valuable resource to nursing students experiencing general practice for the first time. Many universities across England now deliver ‘Fundamentals of General Practice’ programmes. This book will complement those programmes and provide essential information to assist nurses new to general practice. For experienced nurses working in general practice there are essential chapters covering the latest developments such as leadership, quality improvement, PCN developments and essential clinical knowledge that highlight the changes in clinical care in recent years, plus an acknowledgement of the impact the COVID 19 pandemic has had on management of care. This is an indispensable handbook for: Defining the essential knowledge for meeting continuing professional development requirements Understanding fundamental clinical skills to ensure best practice Exploring new ways of working to consult and communicate with patients Investigating ways to improve care delivery Handy format makes for easy reference Clear, bulleted content puts the emphasis on quick reference Reflective activities Diagrams clearly explain difficult concepts Case studies highlight best practice
Download or read book The Cardiac Care Unit Survival Guide written by Herzog and published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. This book was released on 2012 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is geared toward cardiologists, trainees, and housestaff --anyone who rotates or practices in the CCU--who must grasp the subtleties when treating patients in a cardiac care unit. It is organized in a way to help you understand the simplified pathophysiology of the disease, the diagnosis modalities, the initial critical care management in the CCU, the clinical care in a step down unit and plan for discharge therapy. Dr. Herzog has developed unified pathways for the management of patients presenting with acute chest pain or its equivalent, acute heart failure, atrial fibrillation and flutter, syncope, cardiac arrest, hypertension and hyperglycemia. Algorithms and pathways for management are provided in each chapter for easy implementation in any health care system. In addition, because specialized units are frightening to the patients and their families, there is a section in each chapter on what the patient and family need to know, that encompasses a capsulated explanation of the condition and treatment management. A companion website accompanies the text that includes fully searchable text and patient information.
Download or read book Internal Medicine written by Jacob Mathew, Jr. and published by Jacob Mathew Jr. This book was released on 2018-07-22 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internal Medicine: Intern Survival guide is not just for interns, but essential for all primary care providers! The second edition has been updated through 7/2018 with the most current, evidence-based approaches to caring for major conditions commonly seen in patients in both the inpatient and outpatient environments.
Download or read book Patient s Health Care Survival Guide written by Susan Wright Lcsw, PH D and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-24 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is a story of one patient's remarkable journey from victim, to observer, to program solver. While struggling to save her life against caregivers who wouldn't listen, she realized that she was only one amongst many patients trapped in the same depersonalizing system. What began as a simple attempt at survival, over time became a desire to do something for others in the same boat. She decided to create a how-to self-care-healing guide for patients based upon her own personal experience during the three and a half months of futile attempts to put a name to her mystery disease. Later, she turned her attention to finding the means to reform the system itself. Having been exposed to all the chinks in a mismanaged health care system, she knew the problems began the moment patients met their primary care physicians (a good place to start).
