Family Library
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
A pamphlet that explains how to deal with some common problems that people experience with catheters.
Lean how and why to heparin flush your child's central venous line.
For Oncology patients and families. Learn how to change the cap on a central venous line (CVL).
This pamphlet looks at what a Central Venous Line (CVL) is, how it works, and why your child might need one. It also explains how doctors put a CVL in.
For Oncology patients and families. Learn how to take care of the exit site of the central venous line (CVL).
This pamphlet was developed by the Neurosciences Nursing Department at BC Children's Hospital to provide information to families about administering Midazolam in the nose.
This pamphlet was developed by the Neurosciences Nursing Department at BC Children's Hospital to provide information to families about administering Midazolam in the cheek.
This activity book was written by a former Art Therapist with the Patient and Family Counselling Program and an Oncology Nursing Practice Leader with the BC Cancer Agency. It is designed for children, ages 6 to 12, to help them learn, creative ways of coping when a family member is living with can…
| Copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
Paraldehyde is a medication used to treat seizures that last longer than 5 minutes, or come in clusters. This pamphlet explains to parents the right dose, the right time, and the right way to give this medication.
A demonstration of various pain management techniques. Children and their parents learn various coping methods for frightening or painful treatment procedures.
| Copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | Available |
This pamphlet describes the What, Why and How of using a cuffed peripherally inserted central catheter, or cuffed PICC.
Provides information to help parents make a choice about using Sucrose to manage infant pain.
This pamphlet lists places to find high-quality information online. It also explains how to find a dietitian, and how a dietitian can help with food allergies in children.
This pamphlet describes the What, Why and How of using a cuffed peripherally inserted central catheter, or cuffed PICC.
After your child's spine surgery to correct scoliosis, it is important that safety measures are taken when moving him or her. Please follow the instructions on this pamphlet. The Occupational Therapist or Physical Therapist may talk with you about specific safety measures for your child.
This pamphlet provides information about a Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
This 1 page handout describes to parents how and why to give nasal spray to your child.
This user-friendly manual presents a tested treatment protocol for children and adolescents (ages 6 to 18) struggling with obsessive?compulsive disorder (OCD). Ten flexible modules give clinicians tools for engaging kids and their parents and implementing successful exposure and response prevention…
In a large-size format for easy photocopying, this user-friendly manual presents a tested treatment protocol for children and adolescents (ages 6 to 18) struggling with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). Ten flexible modules give clinicians tools for engaging kids and their parents and implementi…
| copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Wednesday, June 5, 2024 |
Information on what a PICC is, how to care for a PICC, and what to watch for.