make sure you're getting it at the right time. ask in advance, what time am i supposed to get that medication? just doing that can avoid a lot of errors. ask doctors or nurses to wash their hands. if they walk in the room and you don't see them wash their hands, ask them to wash their hand. if you have a catheter in you, ask every day, when can this come out. those catheters are great places to get infections. >> elizabeth tells you things that you shouldn't do because you thing you'll come across as a pain. >> by nature, they don't want to talk back to the doctor. sometimes that means you have to do it. you have to be there with your mother or grandfather saying, did you wash your hands, please can can you just humor me? and when can we get this catheter out? >> go to cnn.com/health. your top stories now. the president met with house