Empowering Patients in Hospital Care: A Conversation with Dr. Monique Nugent"
Rejuvenaging with Dr. Ron Kaiser
Dr. Ron Kaiser
5.0 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2024
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
In this enlightening episode of "REJUVENAGING with Dr. Ron Kaiser," we had the privilege of hosting Dr. Monique Nugent, a dedicated hospitalist and physician leader based in Weymouth, Massachusetts. With an impressive background that includes medical school and residency training at Loma Linda University Medical Center and a master's degree from the Harvard School of Public Health, Dr. Nugent specializes in hospital medicine, focusing exclusively on the care of hospitalized patients. Throughout the conversation, Dr. Nugent shared her deep insights into the world of hospital medicine, the evolution of the hospitalist role, and her passion for patient safety and advocacy.
Dr. Nugent discussed her book, Prescription for Admission: A Doctor's Guide to Navigating the Hospital, Advocating for Yourself, and Having a Better Hospitalization, highlighting the importance of preparation, planning, and self-advocacy for patients facing hospitalization. She offered valuable advice on how patients can navigate the healthcare system more effectively, including the significance of having a care partner, the role of advanced directives, and strategies for dealing with difficult situations or disagreements with healthcare providers.
Furthermore, Dr. Nugent emphasized the importance of patient feedback, explaining how hospitals use surveys to improve patient care and experience. She encouraged patients to voice their concerns and experiences, underscoring the impact of such feedback on healthcare quality and provider reimbursement.
Listeners can find Dr. Nugent's book on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, and through her website, drmoniquenugent.com, where additional resources and educational materials are available. For those on Instagram, Dr. Nugent can be followed at @thehappiesthospitalist, where she shares her knowledge and experiences in a more informal setting.
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https://www.linkedin.com/in/moniquenugent-mdmph/
https://www.amazon.com/Prescription-Admission-Navigating-Advocating-Hospitalization/dp/B0BNK78MJ3
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https://www.drron-kaiser.com/winning-in-overtime
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| 0:00.0 | Why is my specialty important and unique? So years ago, 70s, 80s, 90s, early 90s, the practice was that your primary care doctor was responsible for you if you got hospitalized. |
| 0:16.1 | The emergency room would call and say, |
| 0:18.2 | Dr Jones, we have this patient who's yours |
| 0:21.1 | are here in the hospital, |
| 0:22.3 | and the doctor would split their time |
| 0:23.7 | between their office and the hospital right they kind of go back and forth and that's |
| 0:28.6 | both the practice for years and years hospital medicine has recognized that the care of acutely hospitalized patients is unique. |
| 0:37.0 | The safety for those patients is unique. |
| 0:41.0 | And it is a practice of medicine within itself that also requires, I'm sorry that the hospital requires because it helps with the flow of the hospital getting |
| 0:52.0 | Welcome to rejuvenating with Dr. Ron. helps with the flow of the hospital? Getting. |
| 0:52.6 | Welcome to rejuvenating with Dr. Ron Kaiser. |
| 0:55.6 | This is a podcast designed to help you lead your life |
| 0:58.8 | enthusiastically, today, tomorrow, and every other day. |
| 1:03.0 | I am your host, Ron Kaiser, |
| 1:05.0 | Positive Health Psychologist, also Peter, |
| 1:08.0 | and author of the triple award winning book |
| 1:11.0 | Rejuvenaging The Art and science of growing older with |
| 1:15.1 | enthusiasm. As listeners to the podcast know my hope is to always bring you interesting guests who are not only interesting, |
| 1:26.0 | but leave their own lives with enthusiasm |
| 1:28.5 | and have different ways of helping us |
| 1:30.6 | to become better versions of ourselves. |
| 1:33.5 | And today is no exception. |
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