Protect Yourself in the Hospital: Insider Tips for Avoiding Hospital Mistakes for Yourself or Someone You Love Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

Protect Yourself in the Hospital: Insider Tips for Avoiding Hospital Mistakes for Yourself or Someone You Love Book

Protect Yourself in the Hospital : Paperback : McGraw-Hill Education - Europe : 9780071417846 : 0071417842 : 04 Jul 2007 : Provides you with the knowledge you need to feel safe and secure in the hospital. This guide covers topics such as: making sure the correct body part is operated on, preventing bedsores and hospital-acquired infections, ways to advocate the patient without alienating hospital staff and how to avoid the rampant problem of hospital-induced anemia.Read More

from£N/A | RRP: £8.99
* Excludes Voucher Code Discount Also available Used from £N/A
  • Product Description

    Empowering tips to minimize health hazards at the hospital

    Thomas A. Sharon can speak with authority on the subject. --Washington Post

    ?empower[s] patients not only to get well but stay safe while in the hospital....St. Petersburg Times

    A 1999 Harvard study found that nearly 100,000 people die accidentally in the hospital each year. However, there are ways for readers to protect their health or that of someone they care about. Protect Yourself in the Hospital arms readers with practical and possibly lifesaving advice.

    From the ER to the OR, and every ward in between, Protect Yourself in the Hospital provides readers with the tools they need to feel safe and secure during their next hospital visit. Written by an insider who is both a registered nurse and a legal consultant for malpractice cases, this valuable guide covers such topics as:

    • The importance of room placement
    • Making sure the correct body part is operated on
    • Simple ways to prevent such common conditions as bedsores and hospital-acquired infections
    • How to advocate for oneself or a loved one without alienating hospital staff
    • And more

  • 0071417842
  • 9780071417846
  • Thomas A. Sharon
  • 1 October 2003
  • McGraw-Hill Professional
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 224
As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. If you click through any of the links below and make a purchase we may earn a small commission (at no extra cost to you). Click here to learn more.

Would you like your name to appear with the review?

We will post your book review within a day or so as long as it meets our guidelines and terms and conditions. All reviews submitted become the licensed property of www.find-book.co.uk as written in our terms and conditions. None of your personal details will be passed on to any other third party.

All form fields are required.