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Telephones
 | Your room has a telephone available for use. This is not a direct number into
your room, all calls go through the
hospital switchboard and then are rung to your room. To dial a local number on
the telephone in your room, dial 9
first and then the number. To make a long distance call, ask a member of the
nursing staff. |
Safety
| The nursing staff will discuss how to use the call light, bathroom call light,
and bed controls. To prevent injury, please wear non-slip footwear when up. If
you do not have any, tell your nurse. No tobacco use is allowed on hospital
property. |
DISCHARGE PLANNING
| You will be assisted in developing a plan for discharge. The Discharge Planner
will talk with you about expected
post hospital care needs, develop an appropriate plan of care with you and your
family, and assist you and your family
in making arrangements. |
EDUCATION
| We want all of our patients and their families to feel informed about their
condition and any part of their stay at
Morris County Hospital. Members of your health care team will answer any
questions you may have about hospital
routines, care, equipment, tests, treatments, medications and diet. |
ADVANCE DIRECTIVES
| Advance Directives are documents which state your choices about medical
treatment or name someone to make
decisions about your medical treatment, if you are unable to make these
decisions and choices yourself. They are
called “advance directives” because they are signed in advance to let your
doctor and other health care providers
know your wishes concerning medical treatment. Through advance directives, you
can make decisions about your
future medical care.
Kansas law recognizes two types of advance directives, a Living Will and a
Durable Power of Attorney for Health
Care. If you would like more information or have questions about advance
directives, please ask to speak to our
hospital Discharge Planner. The Discharge Planner is also available to assist
you in executing these documents. |
MEDIA FORM
| Included in your patient information packet is an authorization for
release of your name to the local media which says you have been admitted
to the hospital (this only applies to inpatient status). If you want your
name released, please fill this out and give it to your nurse. If you do
not want your name released, disregard this form. |
SURVEY
| There is a survey form in your admission packet. Your opinion is very
important to us. Please fill out this survey about the care that was
provided to you. You may leave it with your nurse on dismissal, or mail it
back to us in our postage paid envelope when you get home.
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