Let the North Star Be Your Guide

What Patients and Families Need to Navigate Their Way Through a Health Crisis in the Hospital

Nora Vega MSN RN CCRN & Daniel LaRusso BSN RN CDN

Written by two nurses, this guide shows patients and families how to find their way through a hospital crisis, from the first hour in the emergency room to the day you go home. The North Star is the one thing only you can tell the team: what matters most to the person in the bed. Follow one fictional family through three weeks in the hospital, with two nurses beside them, and learn who is who on the hospital team, hospital words in plain English, how to speak up so the team stops and listens, what to do when something feels deeply wrong, and how to look after yourself in the chair. Includes checklists, a memory aid in every chapter, and a Pocket Companion for the bedside.

$9.99 Kindle · $29.99 Hardcover