Hospital Battlefield
A Field Manual For Survival
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Gone are the days when preparation for hospitalization was planning what to bring with you, who would drive you there and bring you home and who would do your job or care for your family while you were in the hospital. It is now a matter of life and death.
The newspaper headlines are too frightening for that casual outlook. In the last two years the following headlines are a rallying call for action:
“Death Beds”,
“Despite Efforts, Medical Errors Go On Killing”, The
“Nasty Germs Getting Even Nastier”, Associated Press
“Basic Errors Plague Even Top Hospitals”, The New York Times
“Study Finds High Rate of Drug Errors in Hospitals”, Associated Press
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“Overworked Nurses Cited As Deadly Danger”, Associated Press
You are literally in a battle for your life and you need to rally all of your resources - cognitive, emotional and communicative skills for success. Soldiers approaching a battle do it carefully, are well trained and are always fully aware of the great danger they face. Your battle plan for hospitalization acknowledges the danger, and in a preemptive strike, your intent is to take control. This plan needs to be developed before the actual engagement and can be viewed as an exercise in maximizing health and preventing illness. If your family enjoys computer games, view your battle plan as an interactive game with reality results. Armies often engage in war games.
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About the Book
The basic idea for this book came from discussions with fellow doctors and nurses. Many emphatically stated that they would avoid hospitalization at all costs. If it were absolutely necessary, they would use their knowledge of the system to protect their families and themselves. This book will allow you to share the insider’s view of the system as well as prepare you to participate in the hospital experience, develop allies, and win the battle over illness. The clinical tales of interactions are slices from our professional lives and are important illustrations of the core beliefs of the book, the absolute necessity for patients and families to have meaningful, knowledgeable interactions with those who care for them. This is our personal view of hospital health care with its strengths and weaknesses.
About the Author
Lynne Golonka graduated from the
Joseph Golonka graduated from the University of Notre Dame and the State University of New York,
Joseph and Lynne have been married for 45 years, and have six children and 19
grandchildren.