Medical errors are reported to be the third leading cause of death in the United States, and our guest, Dr. Julie Siemers, has been leading the charge since 2009 in educating students, colleagues, and the broader medical community on the critical skills needed to recognize patient deterioration and promote safe nursing practices.

In this important conversation, you’ll learn how to communicate more effectively with doctors, nurses, and the health care team; discover the 3 Ps that can help protect your family; and find out about a website that grades hospitals on key safety metrics like post-operative infections and blood clots. Dr. Siemers also shares how to navigate the hospital chain of command if you need to escalate concerns, how to reduce the risk of hospital-acquired infections, and how to ask the right questions about medication safety—and so much more. Please share this powerful and potentially life-saving episode with everyone you know!

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• Website: https://drjuliesiemers.com/
• Book: Surviving Your Hospital Stay: A Nurse Educator’s Guide to Staying Safe and Living to Tell About It
• TEDx talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pbWkt2P7SKI
• Hospital Ratings: https://www.hospitalsafetygrade.org/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drjuliesiemers

Guest Bio: Dr. Julie Siemers, DNP, MSN, RN, is a patient safety consultant, industry nurse leader, and educator. She is also the founder of Lifebeat Solutions and the author of the bestselling book ‘Surviving Your Hospital Stay: A Nurse Educator’s Guide to Staying Safe and Living to Tell About It. She currently serves as Campus Executive Director for a large Nursing University in California and is responsible for providing strategic direction to successfully achieve academic and operational goals—building upon past successes and driving excellence in nursing education.