Patient Care

In the spirit of Oliver Sacks Awakenings and the TV series House, Dr. Eric Manheimer's Twelve Patients is a memoir from the medical director of Bellevue Hospital that uses the plights of 12 very different patients - from dignitaries at the nearby UN, to supermax prisoners from Riker's Island, to illegal immigrants, and Wall Street tycoons - to illustrate larger societal issues.

The goal of this book is to increase awareness of neurological illnesses by offering factual, empirically supported information in an approachable and clear manner to all readers. The main beneficiaries of this version are the patients, their families, and caregivers. This book aims to inform readers about neurological conditions while also encouraging early disease diagnosis and prevention in local communities. This book, which is filled with numerous illustrations and diagrams, attempts to simplify learning and comprehension for all readers. An introduction to the nervous system opens the...

First, do no harm - doctors, nurses, and clinicians swear by this code of conduct. Yet in hospitals and doctors' offices across the country, errors are made every single day - avoidable, simple mistakes that often cost lives. Inspired by two medical mistakes that not only ended in unnecessary deaths but hit close to home, Dr. Peter Pronovost made it his personal mission to improve patient safety and make preventable deaths a thing of the past, one hospital at a time.

Conquer the CCMA Exam: Your Guide to Success as a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant is your comprehensive resource for mastering the Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) exam. This guide is meticulously designed to cover all essential aspects of the CCMA exam, ensuring you are well-prepared to excel. Beginning with an introduction to the exam's structure and importance, the book delves into detailed chapters on critical topics such as anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, patient care, and clinical procedures. Each chapter is crafted to provide clear and concise ...

A 'textbook with passion', Hardwiring Excellence offers a road map and practical how-to guide for creating and sustaining a culture of service and operational excellence. In this book, author Quint Studer, founder of Studer Group, draws on his personal experience as a former hospital executive who led two organizations to the top 1% in patient satisfaction and his experience coaching hundreds of healthcare organizations since.

Can you imagine being a Registered Nurse in NYC during 9/11? Have you ever thought about what being a healthcare worker during the pandemic was like? These are just 2 of the many amazing stories you will encounter in Dare To Care. Each of the stories in this book are about either the patient or the healthcare professional. These stories demonstrate resilience. They offer hope during adversity. These stories will inspire you, the reader.These trusted authors share with the world the things they’ve seen; the laughter, the tears, the devastation, the miracles, all of it. Dare to Care is a ...

Despite modern medicine's infatuation with high-tech gadgetry, the single most powerful diagnostic tool is the doctor-patient conversation, which can uncover the lion's share of illnesses. However, what patients say and what doctors hear are often two vastly different things. Patients, anxious to convey their symptoms, feel an urgency to "make their case" to their doctors. Doctors, under pressure to be efficient, multitask while patients speak and often miss the key elements.

Mistakes can be fatal—this reality is all too familiar in the healthcare industry. Do you want better clinical outcomes, fewer errors, increased productivity, and highly reliable patient care? High Reliability Healthcare offers some actionable tips from the safest and most reliable industry ever: the nuclear navy. For over seventy-five years, the nuclear navy has operated highly enriched nuclear reactors with sailors in their twenties at the helm and has never experienced an accident.

You’re sick, tired, and stuck navigating a healthcare system that feels impossible to crack. The referrals lead nowhere, wait times are endless, and you’re constantly dismissed by doctors who make you feel like it’s all in your head. Meanwhile, you’re battling insurance denials and pondering over lab results with the nagging feeling that you’re alone in this fight. But you don’t have to face your battle alone! Kristina Kelly, a board certified patient advocate, guides you through the chaos with sass, strategy, and empathy.

In his exceptionally thought-provoking and moving memoir, neurosurgeon Joseph D. Stern explores how personal loss influences the way physicians relate to patients and their families.

This is a book of miracles - medical events witnessed by leading physicians for which there is no reasonable medical explanation, or, if there is, the explanation itself is extraordinary. These dramatic first-person essays detail spectacular serendipities, impossible cures, breathtaking resuscitations, extraordinary awakenings, and recovery from unimaginable disasters. Miracles We Have Seen is a book of inspiration and optimism, and a compelling glimpse into the lives of physicians.

Your Health Coach Will See You Now explores the role of health coaches in addressing gaps within the healthcare system, focusing on chronic conditions like obesity and type 2 diabetes. The book presents research demonstrating how health coaches improve patient outcomes by fostering improved self-efficacy, healthier lifestyle choices, and more effective chronic disease management. You will learn why Dr.

What if the doctor of the future wasn't just human, but also algorithmic? Integrating Generative AI in Medical Practice is your essential roadmap to the most transformative shift in modern medicine. As artificial intelligence redefines diagnostics, treatment planning, and patient communication, healthcare professionals must decide: adapt or fall behind. This timely and practical guide unveils how agentic AI systems—powered by generative AI systems like GPT-4, large language models, and real-time automation—are already reshaping workflows, reducing clinician burnout, improving patient ...

Step into the realm of healthcare communication mastery with "The Independent Artisan of Words: Elevating Healthcare Communication - Part One." Tailored for freelance interpreters, this comprehensive guide immerses you in the intricate world of language interpretation within healthcare contexts. Unravel the complexities of medical terminology as you navigate the nuances of patient-provider communication. Through practical insights and real-world scenarios, you'll learn to decode medical jargon with precision and clarity, facilitating seamless interactions that enhance patient care. ...

While much has been written about the minds and methods of the medical professionals who save our lives, precious little has been said about their emotions. Physicians are assumed to be objective, rational beings, easily able to detach as they guide patients and families through some of life’s most challenging moments. But understanding doctors’ emotional responses to the life-and-death dramas of everyday practice can make all the difference on giving and getting the best medical care.

Crash: Stories From the Emergency Room is a gripping anthology series that takes readers inside the hectic world of emergency room medicine through the eyes of different doctors, nurses, hospital staff, and paramedics. Each book contains a collection of stories told from their unique perspectives as they cope with the controlled chaos and high stakes of trying to save lives. The stories range from high-adrenaline rescues following accidents and disasters to quieter but equally emotional moments dealing with terminal illness and end-of-life care. While some recount dramatic cases that pushed...

When it comes to helping patients manage chronic and acute conditions and make healthier choices in such areas as medication adherence, smoking, diet, and preventive care, good advice alone is not enough. By using MI techniques, doctors, nurses, and other providers can transform conversations about change. The book shows how even the briefest clinical interaction can serve to build trust, clarify patients' goals as well as reasons for ambivalence, and guide them to take positive steps.

Conquer the ANCC FNP Exam: Your Guide to the Family Nurse Practitioner Board Certification is a concise, high-yield study guide designed to help you focus on the most essential content areas covered in the ANCC Family Nurse Practitioner exam. Rather than attempting to cover every possible exam detail, this book helps you zero in on foundational clinical principles, real-world practice scenarios, and core nursing competencies. Each chapter is structured in short, digestible paragraphs and written with clarity to support auditory learners and those preparing for both print and audio formats. ...

The System Is Failing Patients. Will You Stand By and Watch? Every day, we see patients trapped in a system that was never designed to heal them. They’ve done everything the medical industry told them to do— They’ve taken the pain pills. They’ve tried injections that offered only temporary relief.Some have even gone under the knife—only to wake up in more pain than before. And now, they’re sitting in your office, desperate for an answer. The 60-year-old with crippling knee pain, told surgery is the only option. The young mom who just wanted relief—but got hooked on pain meds ...

Anyone who has fallen off the conveyer belt of mainstream health care and into the shadowy corners of illness knows what a dark place it is to land. Where is the infrastructure, the information, the guidance? What should you do next? In Rebel Health, Susannah Fox draws on twenty years of tracking the expert networks of patients, survivors, and caregivers who have come of age between the cracks of the health care system to offer a way forward.