How to Be a Patient - by Sana Goldberg (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"From registered nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg, a timely, accessible, and comprehensive guide to the medical industrial complex that teaches readers how to be their own best advocate and get the care they deserve"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><strong>From registered nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg, RN, a timely, accessible, and comprehensive handbook to navigating common medical situations. From the routine to the unexpected, <em>How to Be a Patient</em> is your ultimate guide to better healthcare.</strong><br/></p><p><em>Did you know that patients have statistically better outcomes when their surgeon is female? That you can mark-up an informed consent sheet before you sign it, or get second opinions on CTs and MRIs? That there's a blue book for healthcare procedures, or an algorithm to decide between ER, Urgent Care, and waiting-until-Monday?</em></p><p>In <em>How to Be a Patient</em>, nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg walks readers through the complicated and uncertain medical landscape, illuminating a path to better care.</p><p>Warm and disarmingly honest, Goldberg's advice is as expert as it is accessible. In the face of an epidemic of brusque, impersonal care she empowers readers with the information and tools to come to good decisions with their providers and sidestep the challenging realities of modern medicine.</p><p>With sections like <em>When All is Well</em>, <em>When It's An Emergency, When It's Your Person, </em>and<em> When You Have to Stand Up to the Industry, </em>along with appendices to help track family history, avoid pointless medical tests, and choose when and where to undergo a procedure, <em>How to Be a Patient</em> is an invaluable and essential guide for a new generation of patients.</p><p> </p><p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br><p><strong>Did you know that patients have statistically better outcomes when their surgeon is female? That you can edit an informed consent sheet before you sign it? That there's a blue book for healthcare procedures, or an algorithm to decide whether ER, urgent care, or waiting until Monday is the best choice?</strong></p><p>In <em>How to Be a Patient</em>, nurse and public health advocate Sana Goldberg walks readers through the complicated and uncertain medical landscape, illuminating a path to better care.</p><p>Warm and disarmingly honest, Goldberg's advice is as expert as it is accessible. In the face of an epidemic of brusque, impersonal care she empowers readers with the information and tools to come to good decisions with their providers and sidestep the challenging realities of modern medicine.</p><p>With sections like When All Is Well, When It's an Emergency, When You're Not the Patient, and When You Have to Stand Up to the Industry, along with appendices to track family history, avoid pointless tests, and choose when and where to undergo a procedure, <em>How to Be a Patient</em> is a timely and invaluable book for a new generation of patients.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Easy to read and informative. <em>How to Be a Patient</em> offers a solid, straightforward resource for getting quality health care."--<em>Publishers Weekly</em><br><br>"With easily digestible truths and tools...[and] clear, swiftly delivered guidance...Goldberg ably navigates the contemporary pathways of health self-advocacy and empowers readers.... A plainspoken, universally applicable medical reference guide inspiring patient agency."--<em>Kirkus Reviews</em><br><br>"<em>How to Be a Patient</em> imparts little-known strategies for receiving optimal care and attention... [and] Goldberg's adeptness at storytelling brings a personal tone to a system that often seems to snub individual experience."--Reediana<br><br>"An invaluable guidebook for patients and their loved ones: in short, all of us. Goldberg says above all, patients need agency--asking questions, expecting to be heard, educating themselves, and sometimes saying no--to get the care we all deserve."<br/>--Theresa Brown, RN, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives.</em><br><br>"<em>How to Be a Patient</em> should be required reading for patients and health care providers alike. With keen attention the systemic failures and unconscious biases that make the medical system a minefield for so many patients, Goldberg offers eminently useful advice for navigating it. This book will leave you with answers to questions you didn't even know to ask."--<strong>Maya Dusenbery, author of <em>Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick</em></strong><br><br><em>"How to Be a Patient</em> is an excellent guide for health care professionals and novices alike to maximize their chances of obtaining the best medical care possible. Whether you're healthy or experiencing chronic medical problems, young or old, male or female, there's a chapter for you. Reading the book and following the recommendations will provide the knowledge, confidence, and preparation required to ensure you receive the health care you deserve. "--<strong>Robert Pearl, MD, bestselling author of <em>Mistreated</em></strong><br>
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