What Nurses Know and Doctors Don't Have Time to Tell You: Practical Wisdom for Everyday Home Health Care

This book is a well-researched, knowledgeable, and informative guide that every household should own especially parents. It's certainly no substitute for a primary care physician, but it's the perfect source of diagnosis for minor things such as what to do during mild back pain, headaches, colds, flu, etc. It also covers allergies, nose and eye problems, cold sores, urinary tract infection, gall bladder, stomach aches, indigestion, etc. It's a good idea to familiarize yourself with the material, so if and when the time comes that you need to use this resource, you'll be a little familiar with your symptoms and the book. It's the perfect addition to a first aid kit. It's clear and easy to read but not so vague that it's unhelpful. I recommend this to everyone!

From addressing everyday health problems and minor injuries to healing faster and managing chronic conditions effectively, What Nurses Know And Doctors Don't Have Time To Tell You provides fast, easy answers to common health-care questions nurses hear most often. Nurse Patricia Carroll has more than 20 years experience as an RN and ER nurse: she's chosen the most common patient questions and provides treatment plans and solutions for patients and families alike.

Outstanding - and I am a nurse. The advice is for any one who has a parent or is a parent and helps make sense out of the world of medicine. Physicians are overloaded and Ms. Carroll helps docs help patients. I wish physicians would give copies to their patients!

Ms. Carroll has done an incredible job of explaining medical conditions so they can be easily understood by the lay person. More than this, she describes common sense treatments that can be implemented at home, versus when the condition warrants a call to the health care provider. Signs and symptoms necessitating an immediate trip to the ER are also listed. The book begins with a terrific explanation of the differences between nursing practice and the practice of medicine that dispels the myth that nurses are the handmaidens of the physician. She uses the principles of sound nursing judgment in the advice she gives throughout the book. Many resources (including her own website) are listed for further information. Written in a warm, down to earth style, this is an invaluable book for lay persons, and a reference that nurses can recommend to others with confidence.

As an attorney who deals with medical issues every day, I found Pat Carroll's book to be and excellent blend of science and common sense advice to patients and their families. Whether the subject is safety when traveling, immunizations, or how to get the most out of your relationship with your physician, the book dispenses excellent advice.New mothers will find the book very helpful, and so will those who may lack formal education in health subjects. Like her advice not to clean out cuts with peroxide, the advice she dispenses often goes against "the way we've always done it," but it never goes against established medical and nursing science. Readers will learn many things they should know, but most likely do not.This is a book that everyday consumers and patient educators will find priceless.