Additional Resources for Preparing for a Hospital Stay
Protect Yourself in the Hospital: Inside Tips for Avoiding Hospital Mistakes for Yourself or Someone You Love, by Thomas Sharon, R.N., M.P.H. (McGraw Hill, $13, www.amazon.com).
How to Survive Your Hospital Stay: The Complete Guide
to Getting the Care You Need — and Avoiding Problems You Don’t, by Gail Van Kanegan, R.N., M.S.N., C.N.P., and Michael Boyette (Fireside, $14, www.amazon.com).
Special Treatment: How to Get the Same High-Quality Health Care Your Doctor Gets, by Kevin J. Soden, M.D., M.P.H., and Christine Dumas, D.D.S. (Berkley Books, $24, www.amazon.com).
How to Survive Your Doctor’s Care: Get the Right Diagnosis, the Right Treatment, and the Right Experts for You, by Pamela E. Gallin (Lifeline Press, $20, www.amazon.com).
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (www.ahrq.gov). This site offers advice and links to research, news, and drug-recall sites.
National Patient Safety Foundation (www.npsf.org).
This site catalogs more than 5,500 books and documents, in addition to giving if-you’re-a-patient tips.
