Online Patient Education – TPN


Your support team

Introduction

Infusion Glossary

Glossary of infusion terms related to your home infusion care.

Preparing Your Home

Tips on how to prepare your home for your infusion therapy and general information about your home infusion therapy services.

Emergency Preparedness

In an emergency situation, TPN and tube feeding consumers have unique needs. With a little advanced planning, you can help protect yourself and your family.

Caring for your catheter

Caring for Your Catheter

Your Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC)

General information on caring for your PICC.

Changing Your Injection Cap

In this video you will learn about:
  • Effective Preparation
  • Priming and Cleaning
  • Changing the Cap

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Site Care of Your Central Venous Catheter - Sterile Technique

Describes how to change and apply a new sterile dressing to your catheter's exit site.

Site Care of Your Central Venous Catheter - Clean Technique

Describes how to change and apply a new clean, non-sterile dressing to your catheter's exit site.

Flushing Your Catheter Using a Pre-Filled Syringe

Using our easy to follow guidelines, learn how to flush your catheter using a pre-filled syringe.

Troubleshooting Your Central Venous Access Device

An introduction to central venous catheters and the types of catheters available. Also includes a troubleshooting guide to help you identify potential problems with your catheter, possible causes and solutions.
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Your Nutrition Therapy

TPN Storage and Handling

Helpful tips and best practices for storing and handling your TPN.

Drawing Up Medication from an Ampule

In this video you will learn about:
  • Effective Preparation
  • Inspecting and Preparing the Ampule
  • Drawing Up Medication

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Preparing Your Dual Chamber Bag

In this video you will learn about:
  • Effective Preparation
  • Inspection and Storage
  • Mixing the Chambers

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Adding Multivitamins to the TPN Bag

In this video you will learn about:
  • Effective Preparation
  • Drawing up Multivitamins
  • Adding your Vitamins

 

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Home Monitoring for Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)

While you are on TPN therapy, your doctor may want you to monitor your weight, blood sugar, temperature, and intake and output. Coram has provided you with this TPN Home Monitoring Record for your convenience.

Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Troubleshooting

You most likely will not have any complications with your TPN therapy. But if you do, most can be handled safely at home. This troubleshooting guide will help you recognize possible complications and what action to take to resolve them.

Home Parenteral Nutrition Complication Charts

Made available with permission by the Oley Foundation. This detailed chart list symptoms, causes and prevention for a variety of complications you may encounter.