{"id":27906,"date":"2025-05-16T09:05:35","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T09:05:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27906"},"modified":"2025-05-16T09:24:01","modified_gmt":"2025-05-16T09:24:01","slug":"tips-from-nurses-for-your-next-hospital-visit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medexperts.pro\/?p=27906","title":{"rendered":"Tips from Nurses for Your Next Hospital Visit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<p id=\"article-summary\" data-testid=\"onsite-summary\" class=\"css-79rysd e1wiw3jv0\">There are ways to make it less miserable.<\/p>\n<section class=\"meteredContent css-1r7ky0e\">\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-0\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">A few years ago, I contracted pneumonia and landed in the hospital for a few days. My nurse and I became fast friends as I asked her a thousand questions about her job. During her nightly rounds, she slipped me extra Jell-O, and we watched \u201cJeopardy!\u201d together, both of us shouting the answers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Around 34 million Americans visited a hospital in 2023, according to the <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aha.org\/system\/files\/media\/file\/2025\/01\/Fast-Facts-on-US-Hospitals-2025.pdf\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">American Hospital Association<\/a>. While your stint in a medical center is never going to be a joy, nurses have intel that can help it go more smoothly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">So I asked nurses who work in hospitals for tips to make your stay safer, easier and more comfortable.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"css-15h6bi9 e1gnsphs0\" id=\"link-4c93132d\"><span>Call, don\u2019t fall.<\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Falls are \u201ca serious and common risk in hospitals,\u201d said Chantal Howard, chief nursing officer at Duke University Hospital. They occur most frequently near the bedside or in the bathroom, <a class=\"css-yywogo\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/26304626\/\" title rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">according to one study<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-testid=\"Dropzone-1\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-s99gbd StoryBodyCompanionColumn\" data-testid=\"companionColumn-1\">\n<div class=\"css-53u6y8\">\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Ian Saludares, a nurse administrator at Mount Sinai Hospital, said that patients can fall out of bed when reaching for their phone or glasses on a table. Often, he added, the patient either feels too self-conscious to ask for help, or ignores feelings of dizziness or weakness. \u201cThey\u2019ll say, \u2018I\u2019m fine, I can do it myself,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"css-at9mc1 evys1bk0\">Instead, don\u2019t hesitate to use your call button, said Brian Fasolka, a clinical assistant professor at the N.Y.U. 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My nurse and I became fast friends as I asked her a thousand questions about her job. During her nightly rounds, she slipped me extra Jell-O, and we watched \u201cJeopardy!\u201d together, both of us shouting the answers.Around 34 million Americans visited a hospital in 2023, according to the American Hospital Association. While your stint in a medical center is never going to be a joy, nurses have intel that can help it go more smoothly.So I asked nurses who work in hospitals for tips to make your stay safer, easier and more comfortable.Call, don\u2019t fall.Falls are \u201ca serious and common risk in hospitals,\u201d said Chantal Howard, chief nursing officer at Duke University Hospital. They occur most frequently near the bedside or in the bathroom, according to one study.Ian Saludares, a nurse administrator at Mount Sinai Hospital, said that patients can fall out of bed when reaching for their phone or glasses on a table. Often, he added, the patient either feels too self-conscious to ask for help, or ignores feelings of dizziness or weakness. \u201cThey\u2019ll say, \u2018I\u2019m fine, I can do it myself,\u2019\u201d he said.Instead, don\u2019t hesitate to use your call button, said Brian Fasolka, a clinical assistant professor at the N.Y.U. Rory Meyers College of Nursing. \u201cWe want to assist you,\u201d he added. \u201cFalls are a nurse\u2019s worst nightmare.\u201dWe are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. 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