Physical Description:print x, 342 p., [32] p. ; 25 cm.
Publisher:New Haven, [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2009.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-331) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The hospital : nation of the wounded -- Emergency : hurry up and wait -- The living will : saying yes or no to medical intervention -- Surgery : cutting through the confusion -- Intensive care : life on the edge -- Recovery (I) : the ward, the care team, and the plan -- Recovery (II) : charts, meds, tests, codes, and other hospital mysteries -- Recovery (III) : partnering with the care team and planning for home -- Hospice : dying with dignity.