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Catheterization: Self-Clean Intermittent - Female

Learn how clean intermittent catheterization is done by putting a tube through the urethra into the bladder for females.

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Sleep Difficulties

Getting a good night’s sleep is important for our mental and physical health. There are many things that can disrupt your child’s good sleeping habits. The most common are: School – Once children start school, they may have a hard time sleeping.

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Dressing Change: Burns

Your child has been treated for a burn. The dressing (bandage) needs to be changed every day. This will help the burn heal faster and prevent infection.

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Aspirin

This Helping Hand™ about aspirin explains what it's used for, how and when to take it, and how to stay safe taking it. 

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Developmental Milestones: 6 to 12 Months

Developmental milestones are skills or behaviors that most children will start or master by a certain age. Children reach milestones in many ways: speaking, learning, moving, and playing. There are things you can do with your child to help them reach these milestones.

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Appendicostomy (Malone or MACE)

An appendicostomy, Malone or MACE, is a surgically created channel between the belly and the colon. This allows a flush, or enema, to be given at the beginning of the colon instead of at the end through the rectum. In the channel is a valve which is hidden inside the body and made of your child’s natural tissues. This one-way valve keeps stool and bodily fluids from coming out from the belly. When the channel has a tube inserted (catheterized), this valve is opened allowing the flush solution to flow directly into the colon.

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Developmental Milestones: 12 to 18 Months

Developmental milestones are skills or behaviors that most children will start or master by a certain age. Children reach milestones in many ways: speaking, learning, moving, and playing. There are things you can do with your child to help them reach these milestones.

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Airborne Precautions

Airborne precautions are used when germs, such as the kind that cause tuberculosis and chickenpox, can be spread through the air from one person to another. 

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Appendectomy: Complex Appendicitis

Learn more about a complex appendectomy, which is the surgical removal of the appendix.

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Applying for WIC for Teen Moms

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is a food program. Federal grant money for WIC helps low-income women and their babies.

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