#97 Hospital Survival: Tips to Stay Alive - ⁠Dr. Julie Siemers⁠

Dr. Julie Siemers is a healthcare leader with 40+ years of experience who teaches people how to survive hospital stays and avoid becoming a statistic.

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8:57: Surviving Your Hospital Stay - book

13:31:  Hospital Hierarchy:

• Nurse
• Charge nurse
• House supervisor
• Administrator

14:59: CUSS words: Tell your nurse, "I feel..."

• Concerned
• Uncomfortable
• Scared
• Safety

22:55: The 3 P's

• Be present
• Be polite
• Be persistent

24:39: Find the ranking of hospitals! https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/

28:38: Patient left with a retractor insider her body

30:48:  1 out of 4 Medicare patients that enter the hospital have some kind of harm happened to them

34:35: Vital signs

• Blood pressure: normal is considered to be less than 120/80 mmHg
• Heart rate: normal resting heart rate is between 60 and 100 beats per minute (bpm)
• Respiratory rate: this is THE MOST SENSITIVE  and earliest indicator of patient deterioration; normal range is 12 to 20 breaths per minute 

37:24: 80% of nurses don't count respiratory rate

38:51: Blood pressure cuff

40:04: Opioids, Sleep Apnea, and Surgery

44:11: The best thing to do if you need surgery - GET MOVING

• It boosts blood flow to your extremities, helping prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) or blood clots, which often start in the legs. It also supports lung expansion and overall circulation

45:14: Invest in an  incentive spirometer (to ensure you have it after surgery)

47:52: Symptoms of  low or high blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory issues

• Dizzy
• Dehydrated
• Temperature irregularities
• Heart beat irregularities

55:21: Protocol for a feeding tube

58:08: Medication errors are a top problem in hospitals

58:30: ALWAYS ask for test results/lab results/pathology reports

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