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Health care: Tips for patients
Research shows that patients who are more involved with their care tend to get better results. Become an active member and help your health care team…
- Speak up if you have any queries or concerns
- Make sure you have heard and clearly understood your doctor's/ nurse's instructions
- Make sure you get the results of any test or procedure. Ask your doctor or nurse details on the test results, and understand what the report indicates
Preventing medication issues for outpatients
Several medication safety checkpoints have been set up by the hospital. However, make sure that the five R's (the right patient, right drug, right dose, right time and right route of administration) have been adhered to:
- Make sure that your care providers are fully aware of the medication you are taking. This includes prescription, over the counter medicines and dietary supplements like vitamins and herbs.
- Ensure that the doctors, nurses and pharmacists know about any allergies that you have experienced or any side effects that you may have had to medication.
- Find out and understand more about your medicines. Question anything that doesn't seem right to you:
o What is this medicine for?
o What is the dosage?
o What are the side effects?
o When do I take the next medications?
- If you have doubts about the medication and are uncomfortable receiving it, do not take it. However, make sure you discuss it with your doctor at the earliest.
- If you would like to speak to a pharmacist about your medication, please ask your doctor or nurse to contact one for you.
Tips for mothers
Here are some essential precautions you must follow, once you are at home:
A small incision was made to make sure your baby could be delivered, when you had your baby. This area has to be kept clean, to avoid any infection etc. While you were at the hospital, our nurses took care of this. Now that you are at home, you must ensure that this area is kept clean by:
- Shower or bath frequently, atleast once a day
- Pat the area dry with a clean towel
- Wash each time you use the toilet
- You can soak in a bath or bidet to which you have added a small amount of salt (say, about two tablespoons in the bath or one tablespoon in the bidet)
You must not
- Put talcum powder on the area
- Spray with deodorant or perfume
- Wear tight underwear
- Put creams or ointments of any kind on the area
You must
- Continue with any medicines you may have been given until they are completed
- Change pads frequently so the area is not wet or smelly and to reduce the risk of infection
- Take gentle exercise like walking when you are not feeling too tired
AGH began in humble surroundings as a benchmark for healthcare in the Eastern Province, providing care and comfort unequalled anywhere in the Kingdom.
With fifty (50) years of experience in health care Almana responded to local demands for other medical facilities. The Group has grown to a fully-fledged network of Hospitals providing comprehensive medical services in the four cities of Easter Region. Almana is today the largest health care provider in that area.
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