"Do you know ..." is an educational series for patients and their families.
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About Aspergillus fungal infections, Do You Know...
About Aspergillus fungal infections, Do You Know...
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About Candida fungal infections - Do You Know Educational Series
About Candida fungal infections
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About Chickenpox - Do You Know Educational Series
About Chickenpox
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ACU isolation to help prevent infection - Do You Know Educational Series
Many St. Jude patients are at greater risk for infection. For the safety of all patients, please tell the staff about any illness your child might have that could be spread to others (contagious). St. Jude has an isolation area in the Ambulatory Care Unit (ACU) for children who have illnesses that could spread to others.
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Airborne precautions - Do You Know Educational Series
There are different types of infections, and they require different types of isolation. This handout gives hospital guidelines for airborne precautions.
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Clean Wagons - Do You Know Educational Series
Most of our younger patients enjoy riding in wagons to their St. Jude appointments. We need your help to be sure that the wagons are as safe as they can be.
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Contact precautions - Do You Know Educational Series
There are different types of infections, and they require different types of isolation. This handout gives hospital guidelines for contact precautions.
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Controlling the spread of colds and flu - Do You Know Educational Series
Many St. Jude patients are at greater risk for getting sick from flu and other viral infections because of their diseases and treatments. We need your help to protect the health of your child and all St. Jude patients. The flu virus is spread from person-to-person through coughing or sneezing.
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Droplet precautions - Do You Know Educational Series
There are different types of infections, and they require different types of isolation. This handout gives hospital guidelines for droplet precautions.
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Dry Skin - Do You Know Educational Series
Dry skin is dead skin, and dead skin is food for bacteria. Dry skin decreases the strength of the skin and makes it easy to tear open. These open areas are a great place for an infection to start.
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Fever and neutropenia - Do You Know Educational Series
Learn about fever and understand how someone with neutropenia is at high risk for infection.
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How to Prevent Infection - Do You Know Educational Series
Your child's disease or its treatments may weaken his immune system. While you are at the hospital these guidelines help ensure the health of your child and every St. Jude patient.
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How to take a temperature - Do You Know Educational Series
Fever in children may mean an infection is present. You need to know how to take your child's temperature correctly so you can report fever to the doctor.
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How to use an N-95 mask - Do You Know Educational Series,How to use an N-95 mask - Do You Know Educational Series
Instructions for using an N-95 mask.,Instructions for using an N-95 mask.
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Influenza (flu) vaccine - Do You Know Educational Series
In this handout, learn how to prevent influenza (flu) and how and why the flu vaccine is given.
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Inpatient isolation to help prevent infection - Do You Know Educational Series
The doctor has placed your child in isolation because he has an infection that could spread to other patients in the hospital. Isolation is used to help prevent the spread of infection.
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Isolation in St. Jude Housing - Do You Know Educational Series
Isolation in St. Jude housing means having your child stay in a room away from other St. Jude patients. This Do You Know handout answers some common questions about isolation in housing. If you have more questions, please ask your child’s doctor, nurse, or another person on your child’s care team.
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Pressure ulcers (bedsores) - Do You Know Educational Series
A pressure ulcer is a place where the skin is damaged from pressing against a bed, chair, or other surface.
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Special airborne precautions - Do You Know Educational Series
There are different types of infections, and they require different types of isolation. This handout gives hospital guidelines for special airborne precautions.
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Temperature conversion - Do You Know Educational Series
Centigrade and Fahrenheit tables for temperature conversion.
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The Signs of Infection - Do You Know Educational Series
Learn to spot the signs of possible infection in your child.
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VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococci) - Do You Know Educational Series
VRE (vancomycin-resistant enterococci)