Helping Hilda: Hospital Survival Handbook BOOK, Hilda Shaylor was a vibrant, strong, independent woman who experienced life to the fullest. Her life was one of service as a registered nurse caring for the ill and a generous soul who was active in her community. In this inspiring book, Hilda’s three daughters chronicle their experiences with Hilda’s illness, her untimely death and the roles that various people played in her care. They also provide answers to critical questions that surround hospitalization: What is an advocate and what should he or she do? Who will make the critical medical decisions? What is Hospice? The book features important information on Advance Directives for Healthcare, definitions of medical conditions, identification of hospital personnel and their roles, medical tests, terms and conditions and a list of website referrals.


			Helping Hilda: Hospital Survival Handbook

By Terry Rudd, Patricia Billings and Linda Cooper

Hilda Shaylor was a vibrant, strong, independent woman who experienced life to the fullest. Her life was one of service as a registered nurse caring for the ill and a generous soul who was active in her community. In this inspiring book, Hilda’s three daughters chronicle their experiences with Hilda’s illness, her untimely death and the roles that various people played in her care. They also provide answers to critical questions that surround hospitalization: What is an advocate and what should he or she do? Who will make the critical medical decisions? What is Hospice? The book features important information on Advance Directives for Healthcare, definitions of medical conditions, identification of hospital personnel and their roles, medical tests, terms and conditions and a list of website referrals.

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