Patient Safety brochure - Trinitas Hospital

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ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN YOUR CARE Keep an up-to-date list of the following with you at all times: • Your medical problems, immunizations and previous hospitalizations • The name and phone number of your doctor and pharmacy • Any allergies you have to medicine, food or anything else Learn about your illness and how to stay healthy. Ask a family member or friend to go with you to the doctor to help you ask questions or get further information. Answer questions about your illness to help you understand it and the plan for your care. Let your doctor know if you are not feeling well or if you experience any change in your condition. While in the hospital: • Ask about the use of call lights, bed controls and medical equipment used in your care. • Always wear your ID bracelet. • Wash your hands with soap and water, especially after using the restroom and before eating. • Ask everyone who comes in contact with you, staff members or visitors, to wash their hands to reduce your exposure to germs.
USE MEDICINES SAFELY Keep an up-to-date list of the medicine you are taking including prescriptions, vitamins, herbals, food supplements or any other drugs. Bring your list with you every time you visit your doctor or go to the hospital. Make sure you know the names of all your medicine and why you are taking them. When a doctor gives you a new medicine, ask if it will interfere with or replace what you are already taking. • Ask questions about any instructions or information given that are confusing or unclear. • If you are concerned about any safety issues, please speak with the unit manager or any member of the hospital staff. We’ll do our best to resolve the problem. • Do not accept medication from anyone if they have not checked your ID bracelet. • If you are not sure about the medicine the nurse is giving you, ask him or her to check your chart before you take it. • Tell your nurse or doctor if you do not feel well after receiving a medicine.
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