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Hospital stay handbook : a guide to becoming a patient advocate for your loved o
Buck, Jari Holland
Adult Nonfiction 362.1068 B
Buck, Jari Holland
Adult Nonfiction 362.1068 B
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| Contents | Page |
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| Foreword | |
| A Doctor's Perspective on Advocacy: A View from Above the Bed | p. xi |
| A Patient's Perspective on Advocacy: A View from the Bed | p. xiii |
| An Advocate's Perspective on Advocacy: A View from the Bedside | p. xvii |
| Read Me First, Read Me Often: How to Use This Book | p. xxv |
| Our Story: One Day, After Lunch | p. 1 |
| 14 Key Recommendations | |
| Recommendation 1 - Take Care of Yourself | p. 17 |
| Checklist A - Taking Care of Me | p. 26 |
| Recommendation 2 - Choose Your Hospital with Awareness | p. 29 |
| Checklist B - Gathering Information From/About Your Doctor | p. 40 |
| Checklist C - Gathering Information About Your Hospital | p. 41 |
| Checklist D - Hospital Evaluation | p. 43 |
| Recommendation 3 - Pick the Days of Your Stay Carefully | p. 47 |
| Recommendation 4 - Take Legal Steps to Ensure the Patient's Wishes Are Honored | p. 53 |
| Checklist E - Preparing Legal Documents | p. 60 |
| Recommendation 5 - Read and Use the Patient Advocacy Statement | p. 61 |
| Recommendation 6 - Assume Your Loved One Can Hear Everything, so Speak in the Positive | p. 73 |
| Recommendation 7 - Educate Yourself | p. 77 |
| Recommendation 8 - Ask About Every Medication, Injection, and IV Solution | p. 81 |
| Recommendation 9 - Understand Every Procedure Used or Denied in Treatment | p. 89 |
| Checklist F - Procedure Preparation | p. 97 |
| Recommendation 10 - Keep Track of All Supplies and Services, Warranted and Unwarranted | p. 99 |
| Recommendation 11 - Arrange for 24/7 Coverage | p. 101 |
| Care Team Notebook | p. 105 |
| Recommendation 12 - Pray | p. 115 |
| Recommendation 13 - Surrender | p. 119 |
| Recommendation 14 - Take Care of Yourself | p. 123 |
| For a Deeper Understanding | |
| Lessons in Advocacy | p. 131 |
| Lessons in Caregiving | p. 157 |
| Lessons in Money Matters | p. 165 |
| Afterword: Life and Spirit: The Next Six Years | p. 173 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 183 |
| Appendix A - Patient Forms | p. 187 |
| Sample Durable Medical Power of Attorney Form | p. 188 |
| Sample Living Will Form | p. 189 |
| Sample Out-Of-Hospital "Do Not Resuscitate" Order | p. 190 |
| Instructions for First Responders/EMS | p. 191 |
| Sample Anatomical Gifts Form | p. 192 |
| Sample Power of Attorney Form | p. 193 |
| Sample HIPAA Waiver | p. 194 |
| Appendix B - Hospital Forms | p. 195 |
| Sample Patient Advocacy Statement | p. 196 |
| Sample Medical Information and Privacy Statement | p. 200 |
| Resources | p. 211 |
| Index | p. 229 |
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