Procedures

PICC Line Teaching 1875

Instructed patient it is very important to prevent infection, which might require removal of the PICC line. The nurse will show you how to keep your s...

Colostomy Teaching 1874

Instructed patient If there is a small leak under my skin barrier, is it okay to patch it with tape or paste: Do not try to patch the pouching system ...

Colostomy Teaching 1873

Instructed patient the stoma is your bowel. It is protected by mucus so stool or urine won’t hurt it. A stoma rarely becomes infected. The most import...

Colostomy Teaching 1872

Instructed patient when you have a stoma that drains urine or loose stool you may want to consider using an extended wear skin barrier because it will...

Colostomy Teaching 1871

Instructed patient to check your skin and the back of your skin barrier each time you change your pouching system. You can use a mirror to check your ...

Colostomy Teaching 1870

Instructed patient measure your stoma once a week for the first 6 to 8 weeks after your ostomy surgery. Your stoma shrinks while it is healing and you...

Colostomy Teaching 1869

Instructed patient If you do put tape around the skin barrier edges do not remove the tape after water activities. Removing the
 tape may cause the s...

Colostomy Teaching 1868

Instructed patient in some cases of colostomy, skin irritation or infection can result from stool that leaks under the bag. A hernia can develop aroun...

Tracheostomy Teaching 1862

Instructed patient what to do if a person has trouble breathing The most common reason for breathing problems, other than an illness, is If you have t...

Tracheostomy Teaching 1859

Instructed patient the following is a list of preventive measures that may help to avoid some problems: Make sure the trach is getting enough humidity...