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You were shown how to flush and care for your tube in the hospital. This sheet helps you remember the steps when you are at home.

Pursed-lip breathing can help you get more oxygen into your lungs when you're short of breath. Learn how and when to do it.

Your child will be going home with a removable cast (sometimes referred to as a splint). A cast helps your child’s body heal by holding injured bones or joints in place. A damaged cast can keep the injury from healing well. Take good care of your child’s cast. Here's what you need to know about home care.

You had a procedure called open hernia repair. A hernia is a tear or weakness in the wall of the belly. It causes internal organs to protrude through the wall of muscle or tissue that normally holds it in place. Surgery can help fix the weakness and stop symptoms.

Injection pens are popular because they are easy to use. Learn how to give yourself medicine using an injection pen.

Learn how to care for yourself at home after an open splenectomy.

You've been diagnosed with osteomyelitis, a bone infection caused by bacteria or fungi. Read on to learn how to care for yourself at home.

Your care team showed you how to change your pouch in the hospital after your surgery. This sheet helps you remember the steps you need to follow to change your pouch.

Self-catheterization simply means inserting a clean tube (catheter) into the bladder to empty urine. This helps you empty your bladder when it won't empty by itself or won't empty all the way. You were shown in the hospital how to do this procedure. Read on for helpful step-by-step directions.