In the Hospital? Your Action Plan

The tools you need to make your hospital stay successful 

Finding yourself in a hospital bed is always challenging. You feel defenseless, even overwhelmed. If this is your first time, you really feel out of your element and out of control. 

You may not know the doctors who are treating you or the nurses. And who are all these people coming in and out of your room? What are these procedures and tests? Why the endless questions? 

Not to mention your your fears about the illness that brought you to the hospital in the first place. You’re wondering what is going on with you and what is the plan to fix it. 

Even if you’re are an experienced “inpatient”, this can be a challenging time. 

I designed this 12-Step Action Plan to help you negotiate your hospital stay. It helps you partner with the trained professionals who are committed to helping you get better. 

It gives you a strategy

• to get the information you need to make confident decisions about your treatment plan
• to communicate information so your treating team can do their jobs well. 

The goal is for you to get the best outcome possible under the circumstances, whether your illness is simple, or complex and prolonged.