TOPICS OF NOTE:
- What to expect in the hospital
- How to get your loved one the best care
- Learn the first thing to do when meeting hospital staff
- Find out which hospital form you'll want on file
- How to get medical information
- How much time you should stay with your loved one
- Common hospital mistakes + how to prevent them
- Common reasons for readmission + how to prevent it
- Why you'll want to pack a notebook + dry erase marker
- What to watch for with medications
- How to catch the doctor on rounds
- How to step-up communication long-distance
- What happens when the patient is released: how to prepare, what to do, and what to ask
- A critical piece of information to get from the discharge nurse
- Hospice care - a positive look at this change in the care plan
- Preventable hospital death
- All about altered mental status, dementia, + UTI's
- The importance of acknowledging our new role of family caregiver
- How you can get Beth's free booklet "How to Help a Loved One in the Hospital"
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- And, stay tuned for AFTER THOUGHTS to learn what to pack in your "911 Bag" so you are ready for an emergency visit to the emergency room
Click HERE for a free PDF list of the contents of the 911 BAG.
Click HERE for the link to THE BINDER page inserts.
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QUOTES OF NOTE:
βNever go to the hospital as a patient without an advocate with you.β
βCaregiving is not something you do alone. Period. You have to rope in every remotely willing or even unwilling family members, friends, neighbors.β
βYou have an enormous amount of power.β
LISTEN TO THE SHOW:
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SHOW NOTES:
Beth's website + where you can get her free guide: Have Health
TAL episode with Cathy Sikorski
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LET'S DANCE:
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