Content Overview
- Summary
- If You Are Hearing Or Vision Impaired, Or If English Is Not Your First Language, Ask For Help.
- Learn What Is Supposed To Happen On A Daily Basis.
- Become Acquainted With The Staff
- Do What You Can To Avoid Infections And Medical Errors
- Have Guests. The more the better. It Helps
- Get The Care You Need When You Need It
- Keep In Touch With Your Primary Care Physician
- How To Take Steps To Permit Sleep
- Know Your Rights
- You Do Not Have To Put Up With Unnecessary Pain
- How To Complain When You Don't Get What You Need
- What You Can Do To Prevent Surgical Errors
- Common Words Professionals Use In A Hospital
- Ask For Spirituality Care If You Want It
- Do What You Can To Avoid Identity Theft
- Think About How You Look
- Ask If You Are On "Observation Status"
- Consider Health Care Power of Attorney and Other Advance Directives
How To Maximize A Stay In A Hospital
How To Take Steps To Permit Sleep
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Sleeping in a hospital can be very difficult. You are in a strange and sometimes noisy environment. To make matters worse, patients are often awakened every few hours for medications, blood pressure checks and IV adjustments.
To improve the chances to get a good night's sleep:
- Ask your doctor or nurse if nighttime tasks can be combined in one visit. Making prior arrangements permits better coordination of your care and will result in less interruption.
- Speak with your doctor about leaving a standing order for sleeping medication in case you need it. Without a standing or "p.r.n." (as needed) medication order, the nurses can't provide you with any sleeping medication.
- Consider using a sleeping mask and earplugs. You can even consider bringing in your own white noise, such as a machine that makes sounds like a waterfall.
- At bed time, ask the nurse to shut the door and turn out all unnecessary lights.
- Be sure that your blinds to your room are drawn so you are not awakened by dawn's light -- especially if you are light sensitive.
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