Visiting the Hospital
Posted on | May 19, 2008 |
Hospitals can be pretty confusing and overwhelming places, especially for patients and their families.
Designed to make the visiting process run a little smoother for everyone involved, we asked doctors, nurses, staff and patients for their top pieces of hospital visiting advice:
- Call the hospital.
Check with the nursing staff. Make sure the patient is available for a visit. Sometimes tests or treatments are ordered and require the patient to leave his or her room.
– Priscilla Cutler, Community Care Coordinator, Monadnock Community Hospital, Peterborough, NH - Call the “gatekeeper”.
Often, patients have an advocate or family member to manage visitors. Check with the ‘gatekeeper’ to determine the best time to visit. - Tired out.
Patients get tired, even when there is not a lot of activity. So do family members who have to answer questions over and over again. - Jari Holland Buck, author of the Hospital Stay Handbook - Keep reading…
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