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Discharge Planning 出院準備服務
2024/1/2"Discharge planning" is provided by the hospital professionals working with patients' families. By coordinating community resources, it is hoped that the discharge preparation work can be completed step by step during the hospitalization, and the patients can be smoothly transferred from the hospital to their discharge destination, so as to ensure that they can be discharged safely and receive sustained and complete care.
National Health Insurance Post-Acute Care (PAC) Program—Weak and Elderly Patients 全民健康保險急性後期整合照護(PAC)計畫—衰弱高齡病人
2024/1/2The National Health Insurance Administration announced the revised PAC program, which has been implemented since July 1, 2017 to expand care for patients with traumatic nerve injury, fragile fracture, heart failure, and weakness and aging, in addition to stroke and burns.
Dressing Change on a Hickman Catheter and Home Care 希克曼導管換藥與居家照護
2024/1/2A Hickman catheter is an exposed artificial vascular graft, usually with 2 to 3 branches.
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Dressing Change and Home Care 週邊置入中心靜脈導管(PICC)換藥與居家照護
2024/1/2It is a soft, flexible catheter that enters a central vein (such as the axillary, subclavian or superior vena cava) by puncturing the larger veins around the upper arm to establish a route for infusion administration.
Care for Hair Loss in Cancer Patients 癌症病人毛髮脫落的照顧
2024/1/2Hair loss or alopecia is probably one of the most common and often intolerable side effects you hear about. The degree of hair loss is largely related to the medications used and does not happen to everyone.
Oral Care After Chemotherapy 化學治療後的口腔照顧
2024/1/2Oral mucous membranes are quite fragile, where "oral mucositis" usually happens due to chemotherapy or radiotherapy for head and neck cancers, 7 to 14 days after treatment, with symptoms including dry mouth, redness, swelling, ulcer, pain, taste changes, difficulty in swallowing or eating, loss of appetite and difficulty in speaking.
Skin Care After Radiotherapy 放射線治療的皮膚照顧
2024/1/2Radiation therapy is commonly known as electrotherapy, but the correct abbreviation should be "radiotherapy" rather than "electrotherapy." Radiotherapy can be divided into two categories according to the way it is given: in vitro radiotherapy (also known as remote radiotherapy) and in vivo radiotherapy (also known as proximal radiotherapy).
Care Guidelines for Diarrhea in Cancer Patients 癌症病人腹瀉照顧指引
2024/1/2Diarrhea is characterized by watery bowel movements for at least 3 times each day. During diarrhea, intestinal mucosal cells secrete excess water and electrolytes. If diarrhea cannot be controlled, dehydration, imbalance of sodium and potassium and insufficient nutrition will occur. Therefore, we must know how to control diarrhea.
Guidelines for Patients Undergoing Transurethral Resection of the Prostate 經尿道攝護腺肥大切除術病人須知
2024/1/2Transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) is performed by means of a cystoscope passing through the urethra and scraping off the prostrate piece by piece with a surgical electric knife.
Notes After Hernia Surgery 疝氣手術後注意事項
2024/1/2After anesthesia, adults fast for 4 hours and children for 6 hours. After awakening, please try drinking water first. If there is no vomiting, you can eat liquid diet. If there is no further vomiting, you can drink milk or eat solid food.