Publisher's Synopsis
As an ICU nurse, John offers simple and plain advice for patients and their families for life - health, akin to "Being Mortal" by Atul Gawande. This book will help guide readers through the maze of health care as we age. The reader's journey is an inside, sometimes humorous, look at what patients' experience in a hospital, with stories written from the perspective of the nurse. Each page yields important insights and lessons for your own health care experiences.READ THIS BOOK IF YOU: -Need to know what your body will do as you age.. Want to understand what goes on behind the scenes in a hospital.-Want the best care you can get.-Want to become as healthy as possible.-Refuse the treatment the doctors are recommending.-Are not sure what to expect when you are admitted to the hospital.-Wonder why you haven't heard from your doctor.-Don't understand why you aren't being discharged, or why you are being discharged.-Are confused about what your doctor said in your office visit.-Are not being given the treatments you feel are needed.-Have a complaint about your care.-Don't like the hospital, doctor, or the nurse.-Think you are fine but the doctor keeps on talking about hospice.
