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Category Archives: how to be a patient advocate
Patient Centered Care
What does this term mean and why is it important to you? It means looking at care from the perspective of the patient and determining what needs to shift to keep the patient at the center. Examples of non-patient centered … Continue reading
Amanda Trujillo – Nurse fired for being a patient advocate
The story of Amanda Trujillo is a horrifying one. Briefly, she is a single mom who fought to get off welfare and fulfilled her dream of becoming a nurse. Not only did she become a nurse, she earned a masters … Continue reading
Waiting in Urgent Care: New Year’s Eve Lessons Part 2
Lessons Learned about Urgent Care 1. It was a better choice to use the urgent care center. I think I could have been seen faster if I had gone to one of the physicians’ offices I passed on the way … Continue reading
Waiting in Urgent Care: New Year’s Eve Lessons Part 1
Urgent care settings address medical care needs 12 hours a day. They are designed to minimize long waits in the emergency department for attention, and to shunt people with less serious problems to a setting that can effectively address them. … Continue reading
Pain During Biopsy – Patient Advocacy
You find out you have a lump in your breast and need a biopsy. Your surgeon performs the procedure when you are completely awake. You cry and beg for pain medication to take away the pain. The surgeon ignores you. … Continue reading
