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Which questions to ask if your loved one is in aintensive care unit?

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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Patient focused care: 1-who is in charge of my loved one? Who coordinate the consultants' opinions? 2- is a check list in use in this intensive care unit? 3-is an intensivist available 24/7 to care for my loved one? 4- are their programs to minimize hospital acquired infections? 5- are their programs to prevent mistakes?

Answered 7/20/2012

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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Patient focused care: Did anyone call the patient's primary care physician for an accurate past medical/surgical history?

Answered 7/20/2012

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Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Patient focused care: Do you enforce hand washing before and after entering the patient's room?

Answered 12/31/2014

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