As you get closer to your due date, you have to come up with an answer to choosing a hospital to deliver your baby. While some end up in an emergency where they must deliver before reaching the hospital, most of the time, you can choose where to deliver your baby....
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Will you need to get your corrective eye surgery “touched up”?
Whether you have struggled with vision problems your whole life or you recently discovered you need glasses, the idea of a surgery that puts it all in the past may sound too good to be true. Of course, the first risk you think about is terrifying. You go in for...
Are medical consent forms too difficult to understand?
A hospital is already an intimidating place. You are already vulnerable because you need medical attention, and the people on your healthcare team are responsible for helping you leave in a better situation than when you entered. Before they will help you, though,...
Are Sleepy Nurses Making Serious Errors?
It is not difficult to figure out that nurses have tough schedules. Hospitals are open around the clock, so nurses need to be available, too. In most hospitals, nurses are constantly having to adjust and readjust to rotating schedules. It is the hospital’s way of...
Advocating for Support in the Emergency Room
Often, the emergency department is a busy place. Nurses must try to organize patients so that those who have the most life-threatening issues receive treatment first. Unfortunately, even when the emergency department is not busy, there may be staff who do not know how...
Getting better sleep in the hospital
Sometimes going to the hospital can seem like two forces working against each other. You are at the hospital because you are sick and need treatment and recovery, but the experience of being in the hospital can make recovering from your illness difficult. One of the...
How clean are the instruments used in surgery?
When you enter the hospital there is a specific aroma. That chemical-clean smell is always there to greet you (along with the smells the other patients may have brought with them). You hope that with the too-white linens and the individually wrapped gadgets that you...
How long should in-hospital recovery last?
No one wants to be in the hospital longer than they need to, but staying in the hospital after an invasive medical procedure can be essential to making a full recovery. In the hours and days after your procedure, a small irritation can turn into a major medical issue,...
Do you know all the risks of your medical device?
Medical devices are one of the great modern medical miracles of our time. With them, people can know and understand their blood sugar, heart rate or even support someone who needs supplemental nutrition. These devices are incredible, until they malfunction. A medical...
When is inducing labor too risky?
Even with as much as medical science has advanced, there is still much estimation that comes with childbearing. Yet much of what we know to be true can vary depending on the individuals involved. Calculating when it is time (or past time) to deliver a baby is still...