Children Mimic Speech Children learn language by mimicking what they hear. They pick up language skills best during their early childhood years before age five when their brains grow the most. Parents can help their children learn language skills by Mimicking the baby’s first sounds and gestures back to it helps the baby learn how […]
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Cerebral Palsy Movement, Balance, Posture Cerebral Palsy (Cerebral=brain, Palsy=muscle weakness) is a term used to describe several childhood motor disabilities that affect movement, balance, and posture. Associated Conditions In addition to challenges posed by muscle weakness related to movement and posture, associated conditions such as intellectual disabilities, seizures, vision, hearing, or speech impairments, changes
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Changing an Ostomy Appliance Steps To Follow to Change an Appliance Wash hands, put on gloves, gather equipment and supplies, wash clothes, barrier supplies, etc. Empty, remove, and discard the old appliance. Clean around the stoma and inspect for skin breakdown. Get clean gloves to measure stoma. You want the barrier you cut to
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Three Ways to Perform Surgery The most common type of feeding tube is the gastrostomy (G) tube. A surgeon places a G-tube through the abdominal wall into the stomach. There are three options for G-tube surgery:1. Inserting the G-tube surgically through small incisions using a laparoscope.2. Insert the G-tube using a larger open incision through
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Inserting an NG Tube Help your family member to sit up or raise the head of their bed to at least 30 degrees. Place some protective towels around them if the insertion process stimulates their gag reflex, and they vomit or spit up. Choose which nostril to use by evaluating for tenderness, previous injury, or
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Caregivers suffer from two syndromes that indicate they need some personal attention. One is called “Compassion Fatigue” and the other “Caregiver Burnout.” Running at Full Throttle I like word pictures, so here’s one for you. Think of a boat. You have a caregiver running full throttle hitting waves head-on, staying the course for hours on
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By Donna Steigleder I’m going to be brutally honest with you as I tell my story. I went from a nice person everyone liked to someone I didn’t even like due to burnout. Pay Attention, so it doesn’t happen to YOU. I Love My Husband, but I’m Tired I love my husband, but caregiving wears me
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Recognize the signs of caregiver burnout, and when you do, ask for help from those around you. The support you need is a chance to get away from caregiving as the “Lone Ranger” for a while. Therefore, try to get away for a day or two or at least to share your caregiver
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Monitoring Vital Signs and Understanding the Respiratory Rate The purpose of the respiratory system is to bring in fresh oxygen and to eliminate discarded carbon dioxide. If there is too much oxygen or carbon dioxide in the system, the individual may show signs of confusion or mental health changes. Signs may include agitation, increased
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Monitoring Vital Signs and Understanding the Pulse One of the blood’s primary functions is to carry oxygen to all parts of the body and remove waste products on the way back. If blood is not circulating, then oxygen is not being delivered where it needs to go. The organs of the body are not receiving the
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