DRIVE
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Patient-Centered Excellence
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DRIVE
TO
Patient-Centered Excellence
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Nursing Service
Throughout your hospitalization,
a professional nurse will be
assigned to you. Her/his duties
include assessing, planning,
evaluating and carrying out orders
prescribed by your doctor. The goal
of the Nursing Department is to
maintain or promote your health.
If you have any concern about
your stay, please discuss it with
your nurse.
Private Duty Nurse
Private Duty Nurses are available through an outside agency. Fees
will be quoted to you when you call their offices. To get the telephone
number of an agency, please contact the Nurse Manager on your unit or
call the
Nursing Office
at
(718) 960-6196
.
Nutrition Services
You may be visited by a Dietitian during your stay. The Dietitian will
evaluate your nutrition status and provide any nutrition education. Please
call
ext. 8384
if you would like to speak to your dietitian.
Your dietitian will order your therapeutic diet. Three meals are served
daily. On some patient units you will have an ambassador who will
visit with you and take your meal choices. We have an extensive list
of alternate items if you do not enjoy the food choices. Please be
sure to let us know if you have any ethnic, cultural or religious food
requirements. Please call
ext. 4377
if you have any issues with your
meals.
Pastoral Care
Members of the clergy are available during the day. To arrange a visit,
please call the
Chaplain’s Office
at
(718) 960-6280
. The office is
located on the first floor of the main hospital building. For after-hours
needs, please speak with your charge nurse.
Smoking Cessation Information
Quitting Helps You Heal Faster
Your hospital visit is a great time to quit smoking.
Smoking may slow your recovery from surgery and
illness. It may also slow bone and wound healing. All
hospitals in the United States are smoke-free. You
will be told NOT to smoke during your hospital stay.
Now is a great time to quit!
How do I quit in the hospital?
Talk to your doctor or other hospital staff about a plan for quitting.
Ask for help right away. Your doctor may give you medicine to help
you handle withdrawal while in the hospital and beyond.
Helpful hints to stay smoke-free:
••
Ask your friends and family for support.
••
Continue your smoke-free plan after your hospital stay.
••
Make sure you leave the hospital with the right medicines
and/or prescriptions.
••
If you slip up and smoke, don’t give up. Set a new date to get back
on track.
For help to quit smoking, call the
National Cancer Institute’s Smoking
Quitline toll free: (877) 44U-QUIT (448-7848
)
Tobacco use is prohibited on the St. Barnabas Hospital campus,
including in buildings, vehicles and all adjacent outdoor areas on the
campus property.
