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Conlon, Patrick

 
9780300145762: The Essential Hospital Handbook: How to Be and Effective Partner in a Loved One's Care
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ISBN 10 : 0300145764 ISBN 13 : 9780300145762
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2009

Synopsis

A hospitalization is often as dismaying and frightening for family members as it is for the patient. And despite a heartfelt desire to understand what is happening and to comfort their loved one, too often relatives and friends feel helpless and marginalized by the hospital system. This valuable book is the first to assist families and friends of adult patients to navigate the unfamiliar and intimidating territory of the hospital. It spells out in the clearest terms how a family can form a partnership with medical providers to ensure the best patient care possible. Patrick Conlon's inspiration for the book was the sudden, frightening hospitalization of his longtime partner, Jim, and his personal struggles to develop a useful role for himself as a caregiver. Here he provides the handbook he wished he had when Jim was admitted to the hospital. Conlon offers encouragement, proven strategies, and clear advice - all with the goal of empowering others to become successful care partners at the bedside of their loved ones. Special features of the book include: simple steps to organize information and share it with hospital professionals; handy tear-out checklists to fill out before a surgery consultation, discharge planning, making a complaint, or other important meetings; definitions of hospital jargon (terms, abbreviations, euphemisms, acronyms, etc.); dozens of sidebars with useful tips and facts: can cell phones interfere with sensitive medical equipment? what does a Code Red call mean?; easy-to-use caregiver's chart and diary.

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À propos de l'auteur

Patrick Conlon is an award-winning journalist, author, broadcaster and public advocate for family-inclusive hospital care.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300145764
ISBN 13 
9780300145762
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
288
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Wiley-VCH GmbH
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