My home parenteral nutrition emergency plan
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36634
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nova Scotia Home PEN Program.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2049
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If you use home parenteral nutrition (HPN), it is very important to be prepared for an emergency (like a weather-related emergency or a natural disaster). It is important to plan before an emergency to make sure you will be able to keep doing your therapy without any interruptions. This pamphlet explains what an HPN emergency plan is, what emergency supplies you should have ready, HPN during a power outage, how to clean your hands with sanitizer, how to run your HPN when your pump battery has r…
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- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Nova Scotia Home PEN Program
- Alternate Title
- My home PN emergency plan
- My home PEN emergency plan
- My HPN emergency plan
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (10 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Parenteral Nutrition - methods
- Emergencies
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Parenteral feeding
- Emergency management--Planning
- Abstract
- If you use home parenteral nutrition (HPN), it is very important to be prepared for an emergency (like a weather-related emergency or a natural disaster). It is important to plan before an emergency to make sure you will be able to keep doing your therapy without any interruptions. This pamphlet explains what an HPN emergency plan is, what emergency supplies you should have ready, HPN during a power outage, how to clean your hands with sanitizer, how to run your HPN when your pump battery has run out (the gravity method), and HPN during an evacuation. The pamphlet also includes a Health Emergency Card, where you can write down your medical information, emergency contacts, type of vascular access and location, and your HPN order. Keep a copy of your Emergency Health Card in your HPN emergency pack at all times. Space to write down your individual flow rates for pump tubing via gravity is also included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Nova Scotia Home PEN Program
- Pamphlet Number
- 2049
The Nova Scotia Home Parenteral Nutrition Program for Adults
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38158
Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. The Nova Scotia Home Parenteral Nutrition Program for Adults.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2322
- Available Online
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This pamphlet explains what to expect if you are a patient in The Nova Scotia Home Parenteral Nutrition Program for Adults. This pamphlet explains what home PN (parenteral nutrition) is, who can get it, how it is given, benefits, what your body needs to stay healthy, and how you will learn to do PN at home. It also explains how long you can expect to be on PN, when you can go home from the hospital, emotions, how home PN will affect your lifestyle, possible complications, and how to teach your …
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. QEII. The Nova Scotia Home Parenteral Nutrition Program for Adults
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document (47 p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Parenteral Nutrition, Home
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Parenteral feeding
- Abstract
- This pamphlet explains what to expect if you are a patient in The Nova Scotia Home Parenteral Nutrition Program for Adults. This pamphlet explains what home PN (parenteral nutrition) is, who can get it, how it is given, benefits, what your body needs to stay healthy, and how you will learn to do PN at home. It also explains how long you can expect to be on PN, when you can go home from the hospital, emotions, how home PN will affect your lifestyle, possible complications, and how to teach your back-up person how to do home PN. Supplies (getting them, storing, and disposal), handwashing, choosing and cleaning a work area, and how to add to your solution (multi-vitamins, vitamin K, insulin) are covered. Overnight infusion of PN and lipids, programming your pump for PN and lipids, morning routine, and caring for your Hickman/central line are explained. Common questions about PN tubing and solutions, Hickman/central lines, and how to check for complications are also listed.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: The Nova Scotia Home Parenteral Nutrition Program for Adults
- Pamphlet Number
- 2322
