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… you to be kept away, or isolated, from other patients while you receive medical care, you may be in a special hospital room, called an isolation room, to … to have visitors. But all visitors and hospital workers must wear masks, gowns, and …
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… health care provider may ask you to stay in home isolation. Home isolation means you avoid contact with other people. Home isolation will help stop the spread to …
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… Topic Overview Navigating Your Hospital Stay—Topic Overview Hospitals can be … and Teenagers Stop Negative Thoughts: Choosing a Healthier Way of Thinking Tapping … out important forms Advance Care Planning Choosing a Substitute Decision-Maker What To …
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… Checking in is the first big step in your hospital stay. Ideally, much of the paperwork … ahead of time, before you even get to the hospital. When you arrive The hospital or your doctor will let you know what …
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… to doctors and nurses about helping you avoid falls. Ask your doctor if working with a … Make sure your hospital room is safe from falls. Your phone, the nurse call light or … Navigating Your Hospital Stay Preventing Falls in Older Adults Credits Current as of: …
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… Overview Hospital infections can be very serious, … whatever illness or problem put you in the hospital in the first place. An infection can add weeks to your hospital stay. So it's important to learn the …
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… Overview Not all hospital stays begin in the emergency room. … you have time to prepare for a scheduled hospital stay. But even when you don't have an … medical problem, getting ready to go to the hospital may leave you feeling overwhelmed and …
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… will then start one or more intravenous (IV) lines in your arm. You will be given saline fluid (to keep you hydrated), anesthesia, … and other medicines through your IV line before, during, and after your surgery. …
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… the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff who care for you and your baby. Before it's time … the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff who care for you and your baby. Before it's time …
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… Overview If your child is facing a hospital stay, you want to do all you can to make the hospital less strange and frightening. Fear of … child best, so allow enough time before the hospital stay to explain what will happen. …
