Chapter 2

Before Leaving The Hospital:
Questions To Ask Doctors And Nurses

This chapter explains what to ask healthcare professionals well before your loved one is discharged from the hospital, so you can become better informed about your loved one's ongoing home healthcare and can make proper arrangements ahead of time for home healthcare goods and services. Topics include:

Your becoming familiar in the use of medical devices and daily bedside tasks for continued healthcare at home

Requesting exit examinations by doctors and nurses regarding your loved one's medical conditions

The safe resumption of medicines at home

Monitoring and recording your loved one's health information at home

Free samples of hospital medical supplies to take home

Categories of providers of home healthcare medical goods and services

 

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Foreword

Preface

Contents

Chapter 1 At The Hospital

Chapter 3 Before Leaving The Hospital: Arranging Visiting Nurses And Therapists

Chapter 4 Before Leaving The Hospital: Arranging Home Healthcare Equipment And Supplies

Chapter 5 Extra Equipment At Home

Chapter 6 Staying Organized At Home

Chapter 7 Oxygen Equipment And Respiratory Issues

Chapter 8 Suction Machines And Equipment Troubleshooting

Chapter 9 Antibiotics And Infection Prevention

Chapter 10 Tube Feeding Issues And Tips

Chapter 11 Original Medicare, Private Insurance And Billing Issues