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Hand Containment: How Gentle Touch Can Calm Your Baby
Human touch is healing. A warm embrace, a hand to hold and even a gentle touch on the arm can help most of us during times of distress. Holding, and the expression of care and emotional support through touching, are the main ways that infants learn to feel safe and secure.
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Droplet Precautions
The purpose of these precautions is to keep germs from spreading from your child to other patients, family members, visitors or healthcare workers.
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Contact Precautions
Your child may be placed on Contact Precautions as a safety measure as certain germs can be spread by contact.
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Exercises: Lower Extremities (Active)
Active exercises help keep your joints and muscles from tightening up and becoming weaker. Your exercise program is planned for your specific needs because not all your muscles have the same degree of strength or weakness. The goal of active exercise is to keep your muscles strong and flexible.
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Crutch Walking
Crutches may be used to keep weight off a leg or foot while it is healing. Your health care provider will check one of the weight-bearing instructions below: Non-Weight-Bearing (NWB) – Do not put any weight on the injured foot or leg.
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Exercises: Breathing, Posture and Chest Mobility
The following exercises will improve your posture (the way you stand). They will also make the muscles of your chest stronger and more flexible so that breathing is easier. Do each exercise 5 times.
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Eye Surgery Under Anesthesia
This Helping Hand™ is about how to prepare for eye surgery under anesthesia.