Home Skills for Patients

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Home Skills for Enhanced Recovery

Healing at Home after Your Procedure

Learn home skills for optimal patient recovery after surgery

The Skills You Need for the Recovery You Want

You don鈥檛 have to be a licensed medical professional to provide care at home but you do need proper training. 番茄社区app educational programs for patients can provide you with the knowledge, checklists, and skills necessary for an optimal recovery.

Breast Cancer: Journey to Healing

A breast cancer diagnosis can be overwhelming. This program supports both patients and loved ones with guidance and information about preparing for and recovering from breast cancer treatment.

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Central Lines: Your Role in the Treatment Process

Learn more about your central line, also known as a central venous access device (CVAD). This program will teach skills to manage the line, help you problem solve, and offer specific and useful home management tips.

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Central Lines: Your Role in the Treatment Process

Feeding Tube: How to Manage It

This program will help you gain the skills necessary to manage a feeding tube at home. You鈥檒l also learn about your digestive system, what an enteral feeding tube is, common types of feeding tubes, how they鈥檙e inserted, problem solving, and more.

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Ostomy Skills: Interactive Program for Optimal Recovery

Learn and practice ostomy skills to help you heal better. This program offers educational and simulation materials for adult and pediatric colostomy, ileostomy, and urostomy.听

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Ostomy Skills: Interactive Program for Optimal Recovery

Lung Operation: Breathe Easier, Recover Faster

This program offers knowledge and training for optimal recovery from your lung operation. It includes a 20-page booklet on preoperative prep, procedure overview, home care, and more. Exercise and rehab activity guides are also included.

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Lung Operation: Breathe Easier, Recover Faster

Wound Management: Essential Care at Home

Knowing how to manage wounds is critical to your ultimate health. This program includes instructions and videos on how to care for complex lacerations, abrasions, postoperative surgical wounds, and non-healing wounds.

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Wound Management: Essential Care at Home