Nurse's reach rank of Amazon 70th best seller on 3-2-04 with their book What to Ask the Doc. Co-author Margaret Fitzpatrick, RN and Linda Burke, RN credit national TV and Radio exposure with success.
Up to 98,000 hospital deaths are related to medical mistakes. What to Ask the Doc is the tool patients can use to learn to communicate with their doctors and avoid deadly mistakes. Released in October 2003 the book What to Ask the Doc has been featured on the Today Show, CNN Headline News, Dr. Laura Schlessinger program and mutliple news and radio programs. Co-authors Burke and Fitzpatrick are empowering patients to avoid the 5 critical mistakes most people make when going to the doctor or hospital.
(PRWEB) March 11, 2004
Most people ask more questions when buying a new car than they ask before consenting to surgery. By providing questions list on 66 different healthcare issues What to Ask the Doc begins an important and perhaps life saving dialog.
Instead of adding yet another self help tome, co-authors Fitzpatrick, RN, Burke, RN and Lee, RN have developed a tool that people can really use to navigate the complex workings of the healthcare system. Nurses know that a more informed patient tends to have better outcomes. Frequently, people get tongue tied in front of doctors and trust that their doctor will tell them everything they need to know - a busy doctor can't read minds but welcomes a patient being a part of the decision making process.
Co-author Fitzpatrick, RN says "Going to the doctor? Take a nurse with you." What to Ask the Doc gives patients the questions to ask to get the answers they need. Their website offers consumer a free download of Emergency Room Visits questions at www. whattoaskthedoc. com.
