100 Questions & Answers About Communicating With Your Healthcare Provider

by John King, Cynthia R. King

Overview

All patients and family members who are dealing with a serious illness, especially in the hospital or nursing care setting will appreciate 100 Questions&Answers About Communicating With Your Healthcare Provider. This text serves as a framework for understanding essential information from/about the healthcare system and information you should know and ask your doctor. Insider's tips are included so that you can get the information and care that you or your loved one needs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449623364
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	10/03/2008
Series:	100 Q&AS Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	126
File size:	462 KB

About the Author

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Professor and Nurse Scientist, Queens University at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina

Table of Contents

Part 1 Types of Healthcare Providers
Part 2 Locating and Selecting A Primary Care Healthcare Professional
Part 3 First Visit with Your Healthcare Professional
Part 4 Subsequent Visits To Your HCP
Part 5 Your Medications
Part 6 Contacting Your HCPs Office by Telephone
Part 7 Consultants or Specialists and Second Opinions
Part 8 Pediatric HCPs for Children
Part 9 Care For The Elderly
Part 10 Treatment Options
Part 11 Financial Concerns
Part 12 The Use of Computers in Medical Care
Part 13 Quality of Life Issue s