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Helping Your Teen Get Ready for Surgery ... Allow your teen to be part of the decision-making process. Encourage them to make a list of ... suggestions will help you prepare: Let your teen be part of the decision-making process

Your child is going home with a gastrostomy tube (G-tube) in place. The tube is placed ... . This is to make sure it holds the amount of water prescribed by your child's healthcare provider ... 89403;Discharge Instructions for Your Child’s Gastrostomy Tube G-tube Checking the Balloon;Child’s ... ;Gastrostomy;Checking the Balloon;Discharge Instructions for Your Child’s Gastrostomy Tube G-tube

place. __ To prevent scalding, make sure the tap water temperature is set no higher than 120°F ... helpful checklist as a guide. Making the Home Environment Safe What's involved in making the

Your Child's Preoperative Visit with the Surgeon ... surgeon. There are things you should bring with you to make sure the surgeon has all the information ... medicines your child is taking (or has recently taken), or the medicines themselves. Make sure to

if and how your child needs to prepare. Make sure to tell the healthcare provider if your child has ... find out what type it is. This is to make sure that your child gets the right kind of donor blood

*Incision Care Abdomen ... faster. Here are steps to follow. Incision Care: Abdomen Dressing your incision helps keep it ... pointing down. Use a clean paper towel to dry your hands and turn off the faucet. It's also ... ;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

piece of paper in half to make 2 columns. In one column, write your negative thought. In the other ... yourself can be challenging. But it’s one of the most important things you can do to improve your life

. The blood will be given through an IV placed in a vein. Your temperature, blood pressure, and ... blood as requested by your healthcare provider, the IV that was placed in your arm will be removed and

Finding the Right Babysitter ... the medicine and then make certain all medicines are out of the children's reach. Show your ... you if anything unusual or concerning happens. Make sure the sitter is clear on your "house rules

*ALL Targeted Therapy ... is the use of medicines that take aim on parts of cancer cells that make them different from ... the Philadelphia chromosome. They can be helpful if your ALL cells have this mutation. These ... ALL;cancer treatment;targeted therapy;34,16136

Making Wise Healthcare Decisions ... : The treatment your healthcare provider prescribed isn’t working. Maybe it’s the wrong treatment ... for you. Or maybe you’re taking the right treatment in the wrong way. In any case, your provider ... health care;health care consumer;wise health care consumer;1,3083

*Surg Site Prevent Infection ... Surgical Site Infection Prevent ... at the surgical site. The surgical site is a cut the surgeon makes in the skin to do the surgery ... surgical site infection? Germs are everywhere. They’re on your skin, in the air, and on things you ... 89221;Preventing Surgical Site Infections;surgical site infections, prevention;infection, surgical ... site, prevention;surgical site infections, causes, surgical site infections, risk factors;surgical

, your primary care provider, and an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist. The evaluation includes ... skin over the surgical site will be cleansed with an antiseptic solution. The surgeon will make a

. Tape the bandage in place. Wash your hands again. Follow-up Make a follow-up appointment ... Your Hemovac Drainage Tube You've been discharged with a Hemovac drainage tube. The tube was placed in ... discharge instructions caring for your hemovac drainage tube;postsurgical drain care;wound care;hemovac;86494

the baby there alone. Make sure to give the child to an adult employee at the site. People at the ... site are trained to accept babies. Tell the employee that you’re handing over your baby under the ... 90749;safe surrender;safe surrender law;safe haven;newborn care;newborn safety

with your prescribed amount of medicine. Check to make sure there are no air bubbles in the syringe ... press the plunger all the way in to release the medicine. Leave the syringe in place for 10 seconds. Correctly dispose of the entire syringe. ... A90342; medication use; self-injection; disease management; self-care

*PD Catheter Exit Site Care ... colostomy bag. Routine exit site care should be done after swimming. Make sure all caretakers and ... Your healthcare provider will teach you how to care for your catheter and exit site. Good ... 83176;Nephrology;Hemodialysis;peritoneal access self-care;peritoneal dialysis hygiene;pd care;pd exit site;peritoneal dialysis exit site care;np1020a

determine how urgent it is that you are placed on the transplant list. They also make sure that you ... . The transplant team will consider all information from interviews, your medical history

Difference in Your Life? Do you have a rosy outlook? Do you see the glass as half-full rather than half ... achieving a positive outcome. Don't expect defeat. Explore your own beliefs about the meaning

Keep Your Child Safe from Medical Errors ... cures. Make sure all your child's providers know all the medicines the child takes. This includes ... all health professionals involved in your child's care in the hospital have important information. Be ... medical errors;protect child medical errors;child's care;child's treatment;child's hospitalization;2584