About Hospital Hazards eBook

Hospital Hazards: A Former RN's Guide to Get Out Alive

Did you know that you are 40 times more likely to be killed by a “deadly” doctor than by a drunk driver? According to a 2013 study, medical mistakes are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. It’s a crisis that few people outside the healthcare arena can comprehend.

In this book, you will get a truthful inside perspective by a former registered nurse about the activities that contribute to this crisis. These acts take place secretly behind the scenes in virtually every hospital and clinical setting.

This book is not a fluff piece about the virtues of nursing, the promises of healing, or the altruism of healthcare professionals. This book is not laced with excuses about how hospital workers are victims of a healthcare system that is indifferent to their needs.

This book is the stone-cold truth about the systemic problems inside hospitals that are killing us.

This book has two sections. The first identifies the mindset of individuals in charge of your hospitalization – the obedient drones and those in “authority.” Unconditional obedience has historically always led to disaster. And this very phenomenon prevails inside hospitals.

The instinct to obey “authority” is so strong that it can supersede an individual healthcare worker’s moral obligation to disobey; report malfeasance; or object to questionable behavior. As healthcare consumers, readers will learn to recognize those infected with the “obedience-to-authority” virus and those who are sociopaths.

The second part of this book gives healthcare consumers suggestions and ideas about how to effectively interact with both the hospital ruling class and their obedient drones. It teaches patients and their advocates how to question everything. It inspires to have courage to challenge authority.

Topics covered in Part Two are:

• The importance of a patient advocate
• 21st Century communication tools
• Medication errors
• Infection control
• Complications after surgery
• Restraints
• End of life issues

After reading this book, readers will know what questions to ask, how to ask them, and what to expect while hospitalized. And finally, readers will learn how to avoid some of the most common deadly problems that occur daily in U.S. hospitals.

In short, this book is about one former nurse who has nothing to lose and everything to gain by teaching the public how to deal with a hazardous hospital and get out alive!

About the author:

Born and raised in Indiana, Lily Gonzalez – AKA “TigerLily” – served in the U.S. Marine Corp, married, and had two children. She went to Nursing School and received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from a prestigious university in Texas. After September 11, 2001, she became a traveling nurse. She worked in 36 hospitals and facilities across the U.S. in many nursing specialties from birth to death. She was licensed to practice nursing in 11 states and practiced in four of them. She has since let all of her nursing licenses expire in order to pursue other interests.

TigerLily’s passion is educating people about the dangers related to the “authority” superstition.

Today, TigerLily is a motorcycle enthusiast, blogger, and freelance reporter and writer. Her articles have been published in the Los Angeles Times, Houston Chronicle, the American Journal of Nursing, and other periodicals.


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