Prescription for Admission
Prescription for Admission
Podcast Description
Permission for Admission is your insider’s guide to navigating the hospital experience with confidence. Hosted by Dr. Monique Nugent, a hospitalist and healthcare expert, this podcast pulls back the curtain on what really happens inside hospital walls. From breaking down medical mysteries to helping you advocate for yourself or your loved ones, we bring you real talk, expert insights, and candid conversations with healthcare professionals. Whether you're a patient, caregiver, or medical professional, you'll walk away informed, empowered, and ready to take control of your hospital journey.
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Content Themes
Focuses on various aspects of hospital care with specific episodes like the role of hospitalists, patient empowerment strategies, and the challenges of discharge planning. The series highlights the importance of family involvement, integrated healthcare systems, and the real-life implications of hospital medicine in the patient journey.
Are you struggling to care for your parents’ medical needs and find their hospital admissions end in more frustration than help?
If you’re tired of managing hospital admissions alone. Dr. Nugent will guide you through each stage of a hospitalization so you can plan ahead and advocate for your parents to get the best care possible.
Tune in to discover how to get the best possible care for your parents while navigating the hospital admission and discharge process.
If you’re ready to feel less overwhelmed during a hospitalization. Hit play on the most recent episode NOW.
Are you waiting until something goes wrong before speaking up during a hospital stay?
If you’re a caregiver, those first few hours in the hospital can determine everything—from sleep quality to safety overnight. Too often, families hold back on requests, only to face preventable issues like delirium, agitation, or even restraints later on.
In this episode, you’ll learn how asking upfront can completely change the course of a hospital stay—and why early advocacy is one of the most powerful tools a caregiver has.
What you’ll walk away with:
- How to prevent nighttime confusion, sleep disruption, and unsafe behaviors before they start
- The exact types of requests caregivers should make on day one of a hospital stay
- When to reconsider a hospital stay altogether if critical needs can’t be met
Listen now to learn how a simple decision to ask upfront can protect your loved one—and give you peace of mind during a hospital stay.
Prescription for Admission is a podcast for Gen X and Millennial family caregivers navigating the healthcare system and medical system for loved ones living with conditions like diabetes, dementia, cancer, heart disease, and cognitive decline, helping them understand hospital care, navigate hospital stays, work effectively with doctors and specialists, organize medical records, connect with a case manager, seek a second opinion, become an effective medical advocate, and improve care coordination and discharge planning.
Visit my website: www.drmoniquenugent.com
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