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Ideally, the hospital is where germs go to die. In reality, that doesn\u2019t always happen, and it becomes a breeding ground instead. Germs hop from hand to hand to nose to mouth to wound… Yikes.<\/p>\n

Because of this, nurses and doctors are supposed to wash their hands before treating you. But as a patient\u2014or a patient\u2019s companion<\/a>\u2014if you don\u2019t see this happen, you need to insist upon it.<\/p>\n

And here\u2019s where it can get awkward for the timider among us. If the thought of being assertive with an authority figure makes you more squeamish than seeing blood, perhaps a tip from Elizabeth Bailey, author of The Patient\u2019s Checklist: 10 Simple Hospital Checklists to Keep You Safe<\/em>, will help.<\/p>\n

As USA Today <\/a><\/em>reports<\/a>, Bailey advises bringing a small bottle of hand sanitizer with you to the hospital. According to the article:<\/p>\n

You should plant that next to your bed so that you can frequently clean your hands \u2014 and not-so-subtly remind everyone else to do likewise. That may lower the risk that you will pick up a nasty infection.<\/p>\n

If a nurse fails to do some hand scrubbing before treating you, perhaps you can politely offer some of your bedside germ killer. The nurse should take the hint. If not (sigh<\/em>) you\u2019ll have to insist. After all, you went there to get well, not give them repeat business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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