UPC: 9781975191382 | Navigating the ICU: A Guide for Patients and Families (Paperback)

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Written in a straightforward readable and highly informative style Navigating the ICU: A Guide for Patients and Families is a compact affordable guide to today s intensive care unit. This unique patient-focused handbook is designed to help patients and their families navigate the complexities of the ICU–from the role of each member of staff to common procedures medications and laboratory tests to what to expect after the hospital stay. Author and ICU nurse Alex Gottsch concisely explains the ICU experience and provides accessible answers to common questions asked by patients and families. Provides a single accessible resource for patients and families in the high-stress setting of the ICU where life-changing decisions often need to be made rapidly in an unfamiliar and intimidating environment Improves communication between patients families and health care providers by educating families about how the ICU works what questions to ask and how to advocate for themselves and family members Guides you through the ins and outs of the ICU experience with an intuitive easy-to-use table of contents Answers questions you may not have known you had such as What is the most important part of the day for me to be present? and What Medical Care Would I Want If I Could Not Choose? Addresses a wide range of post-ICU possibilities including Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) what to expect from skilled nursing facilities and long-term acute care facilities and end-of-life issues Includes a Foreword by Patricia M. Davidson Dean of The Johns Hopkins School of Nursing Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s) such as computer tablet or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.