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too slowly or doesn’t flow at all, place the plunger in the syringe. Gently push the plunger a bit ... steps at home. Your Child's Gastrostomy or Gastro-Jejunum Tube: Syringe Feeding Your child ... Feeding Instructions ;Gastro-jejunum;G-J;Tube Feeding Instructions;hospice;hospital care ... ;hospital;care;NICU;ICU;intensive care;intensive care unit;intensive care room;intensive care department

*Caregiver Palliative Care for Loved One Cancer ... your loved one chooses to live at home, you’ll decide if you’ll be the primary caregiver. You may also ... want to hire a hospice care team that can visit your loved one, teach you how to care for them, and ... end of life;caregiver;palliative care;40686297

. At noncommercial donation sites, people can donate plasma every 28 days, up to 13 times a year. To ... actual blood donation process, your blood is drawn through a needle placed in a vein in one arm. A ... blood;blood components;plasma;plasma donation;37

you are at home. Discharge Instructions: Caring for Your Suprapubic Catheter You are going ... . Now look at the place where the catheter leaves your body (exit site). Note any swelling ... discharge instructions caring for your suprapubic;catheter;suprapubic catheter care;urology;86492

: Getting Ready at Home Surgery helps fix a problem with your body to make you better. Why are ... you having surgery? Draw your face on the person in the box. Then, circle the place where you ... 83366;surgery coloring sheet for kids: getting ready at home;coloring;child coloring;Pediatric surgery;Peds surgery

*Incision Care Ch ... cut or incision. Home care Always wash your hands before touching your child's incision ... Follow these tips to help your child's incision heal as it should and prevent infection. Caring ... ;hospitalization;Hospitalizations;hospice;hospital care;pediatrics;pediatric;neonatal;neonate;newborn;infant ... ;teenagers;Home Care for Incision;Home Care for wound;Wound Healing;Wound Healings;Wound;Wounds

*Home Hemodialysis ... Hemodialysis is often done in a hospital or dialysis center. But it may also be done at home. This ... home. This is called home hemodialysis (HHD). You may wonder if you can handle doing hemodialysis at ... end-stage kidney disease;HHD;kidney failure;Home Hemodialysis;61096

after your death, according to the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO). It takes ... . Keep it in a safe but easily reached place. You can also keep your advance directive on file at the

*COVID 19 Plasma Donation ... requirements at your blood donation site Are in general good health. This means you should feel well ... eligibility requirements at your blood donation site If you want to donate plasma, you will first go ... COVID-19;61013;Convalescent Plasma Donation for COVID-19;SARS-CoV-2;coronavirus;plasma donation

*Pin Care ... Caring For Your Pin ... place. Here's what you need to know about home care. Discharge Instructions: Pin Care You are ... You are going home with pins in place. These pins are holding a broken or dislocated bone in ... 86544;discharge instructions pin care;discharge instructions for pin care;pin care;caring for your

*Thoracotomy Recovery at Home ... After your surgery, breathing may be uncomfortable at first. Take things slowly, and rest ... when you get tired. Thoracotomy: Your Home Recovery For the first several weeks after your ... 83038;home recovery after thoracotomy;after thoracotomy;Self-care after thoracotomy;Pulmonology;thoracotomy home recovery;pm1052a

possible, have someone ready to help you at home as you recover. Call the surgeon if you get a cold ... artificial nails. Leave jewelry (including rings), watches, and other valuables at home. Don't wear ... instructions;preparing for surgery;npo;pre-op information;82518;hos1007;pr1007a;Preoperative Care

catheter in place, the nurse will teach you how to take care of the catheter at home. Be sure to ask any ... teach you or a family member how to take care of your incision at home. Make sure you understand the ... instructions;post-op infections;surgical site care;discharge;discharge instructions;pre-op checklist;pre op checklist ... Postsurgery checklist;Post-Op care;Postsurgical care;incision care;pain management;activity

services, hospice care, social workers, a hospital chaplain or clergy, and genetic counselors. Support ... child at home, call your child’s healthcare provider if your child has: Symptoms that don’t get

slowly or doesn’t flow at all, place the plunger in the syringe. Gently push the plunger a bit. This ... those steps at home. If you need more help, talk with the hospital. They can tell you how to arrange a ... 89297;Discharge Instructions for Your Child’s Nasogastric Tube Feeding Your Child;hospice;hospital ... care;hospital;care;NICU;ICU;intensive care;intensive care unit;intensive care room;intensive care

NG tube by gravity. If the water flows too slowly or doesn’t flow at all, place the plunger in ... child is going home with a nasogastric (NG) feeding tube in place. This is a soft, thin tube put in ... Feeding;Flushing Bolus Feeding tube;Flushing Bolus tube;Flushing Bolus;hospice;hospital care;hospital;care ... ;NICU;ICU;intensive care;intensive care unit;intensive care room;intensive care department

process. Moving Through Grief Feeling better won’t happen overnight. At first, it may be all you ... from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization offers information about coping with loss

*Incision Care Abdomen ... faster. Here are steps to follow. Incision Care: Abdomen Dressing your incision helps keep it ... your hands and set up Use liquid soap. Lather and scrub vigorously for at least 20 seconds. Scrub ... ;incision Site Care;removing Old Dressing;replacing dressing;placing new dressing;Dressing care ... ;Postoperative Care;Postoperative Procedure;wound care;abdominal wound;Wound Healing;wound Site Care

with your recovery. Home care After you go home: You may have some bruising in the area where ... drainage at the incision sites Development of an ulcer (sore) at the incision sites Numbness or

constant hospital care. At home Once you are home, it is important to keep the surgical area ... . If there is too much hair at the surgical site, it may be shaved off. A urinary catheter will