After surgery, there are steps you can take to help with your recovery. You may have been an inpatient (staying in the hospital overnight) or an outpatient (going home the day of surgery). While in the hospital, it is important to follow directions from your surgeon, nurse, and other health care providers.
Pneumonia is a serious lung infection. Many cases of pneumonia are caused by bacteria or viruses. Read on to learn more.
You can help prevent illness and injury by reading the container label for each hazardous substance you use.
The SDS gives information on hazardous substances in your work area. Here is an explanation of each section.
Help a falling patient to the floor with as little impact as possible. This will prevent injury to the patient, as well as protect your back.
These tips can help you pull a patient up in bed comfortably and safely.
Use these tips to turn a patient over in bed.
Learn about transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), a therapy that uses mild electricity to treat pain.
A Meckel's scan is an imaging test used to detect a Meckel's diverticulum. This is a small, abnormal pocket in the wall of a child's small intestine.
Transcranial Doppler is a kind of imaging test that looks at blood flow in your brain. It uses special sound waves and a computer to see how well blood is moving through blood vessels in real time.