Getting Out Alive: A Guide to Surviving Hospital

by Michael Alexander

Best-selling author and professional nurse Michael Alexander offers practical and achievable advice on how you can get the best out of hospital visits and admission.

In this short, fun and informative book, Michael Alexander, author of ‘Confessions of a Male Nurse’ explains how we, as patients, can have a hugely positive impact on our hospital treatment and care.

Divided into three easy to read chapters, ‘Getting Out Alive’ looks at every stage of the health care cycle: before hospital, at hospital, and after discharge.

Michael Alexander’s simple and easy guide to surviving hospital is essential reading for anyone in need of medical care, or likely to be in need of medical care in the future . . . Which is pretty much all of us.

49 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 29, 2013

About the author

Michael^^^^^^Alexander. Author of Confessions of a Male Nurse

Reviews

[Anadyr21 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book had some good tips on how to navigate a hospital stay. It does a great job of reminding you to be your own advocate for your health, and reminds you that it's ok to say "no" if you have concerns. The book is very easy to read and it's surprisingly quick. While I would have loved to read more, I certainly understand why the author said he could write tons more, but readers would be more apt to forget what he said. This is a decent reference for anyone who has never had to deal a hospital stay.