Children who need to use a catheter to empty their bladder can be taught to do so by themselves. Read step by step catheterization instructions for boys.
Children who need to use a catheter to empty their bladder can be taught to do so by themselves. Read step by step catheterization instructions for girls.
Post-void residuals assess how well a child's bladder is emptying after surgery. Read step-by-step instructions for conducting post-void residual tests.
Following a mitrofanoff operation, parents and children will empty the child's bladder using a catheter. Learn about how to use and care for a catheter.
A step-by-step guide on caring for your infant's foreskin
Learn about the importance of cleaning and disinfecting a reusable nebulizer and follow the step-by-step instructions to learn how to do it.
Learn step-by-step instructions for changing your child's tracheostomy tube and Velcro tube ties.
Learn step-by-step instructions for cleaning your child's stoma.
Step-by-step instructions for parents on giving injections into the fatty layer below the skin (subcutaneous) at home.
Crutches are used to take the weight off of an injured leg. Find instructions for how to use crutches, including how to go up and down the stairs.
Learn step-by-step instructions for tip, tube and deep suctioning of your child's tracheostomy tube.
Heart catheterization may be used to correct various kinds of heart defects. Learn how to prepare for heart catheterization and how to care for your child at home.
A Turbuhaler delivers asthma medicine in powder form. Learn how to properly use a Turbuhaler.
A step-by-step introduction to the different types of childhood brain tumors. Answers from Canadian Paediatric Hospitals.
A Diskus inhaler delivers asthma medicine in powder form. Learn how to properly use a Diskus inhaler.
If your child has a CVL/PICC, you will be taught how to change the cap before your child is discharged from hosptial. Learn the steps you need to follow for a CVL/PICC cap change.
Heart catheterization is a test that is done to see how well blood is moving through the heart. Read how to prepare your child for heart catheterization.
Learn about the restrictions in protective isolation, after your child's blood and marrow transplant.
Learn how you can take care of your child who has just had heart catheterization. Learn about dressing changes and emergency situations.
Help your teen to learn new skills by breaking down tasks and skills into smaller more manageable steps and using techniques such as forward chaining, backward chaining and shadowing.
Learn what to consider and expect when deciding on a routine newborn circumcision.
A step-by-step guide for parents on how to fit a safety helmet and encourage a child to wear one.
An atrial septal defect is an opening in the membrane between two chambers of the heart. Learn about heart catheterization to fix atrial septal defects.
If your child has a CVL or PICC, the dressing must be changed regularly to prevent infection. Learn how to change your child's CVL or PICC dressing using antiseptic non-touch technique.
Catheter ablation is a treatment for children with certain types of tachycardia (rapid heart rate). Treatment involves destroying an abnormal circuit.