How often should a patient with a pressure sore turn over?
For patients who are bedridden or wheelchair-bound, the most common care request their families hear is to turn them over every two hours. This statement has been prevalent in hosp...
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For patients who are bedridden or wheelchair-bound, the most common care request their families hear is to turn them over every two hours. This statement has been prevalent in hosp...
For many people who have undergone stoma surgery, the most troublesome problem isn't the stoma itself, but the skin around it. This skin is constantly in contact with the stoma bas...
Many diabetic patients think washing their feet is a simple matter: pour hot water, stretch out their feet, rub them, and dry them. However, cases of problems arising from washing ...
When we were kids, we'd scrape our knees, and after a few days, a dark brown scab would form. Adults would say it would heal once the scab fell off. This experience has been passed...
Many families keep iodine and alcohol in their first-aid kits, and the first reaction to cuts and scrapes is to apply them with a cotton swab. This isn't entirely wrong, but improp...
Many people believe that leaving sutures on a wound for a few more days is safer, and some even actively ask doctors to delay suture removal. This idea is understandable, but it do...
After surgery, a soft lump may appear near the incision. Many people think that simply draining it will solve the problem. This lump is called a seroma, which is a cavity left afte...
Nursing a newborn's stoma is quite different from caring for an adult. A baby's skin is thinner, they are less cooperative, and their tummy is smaller, making the procedure signifi...