The University of Iowa

Carver College of Medicine

Iowa Head and Neck Protocols

Cleft Palate and The Trombone -- Music and Medicine on Monday

Tuesday, May 9, 2017

Head and Neck Nursing Inpatient - University of Iowa

Head and Neck Cancer Surgery for Nursing

Routine Care of the Postoperative Head and Neck Patient

Self Care Schedule for the Tracheostomy Patient on 2JCP

Post-operative Care of the Flap Patient

Closed Suction Drain Management

Panendoscopy for Nurses and Patients

Otolaryngology Post-Surgical (Intensive Care) - Under Revision

Clinical Pathways Home Page - for administrative purposes

Home Care Instruction
return to: Preoperative Patient Education Nursing Counselling Home Care Instruction Home Page
Laryngectomy Home Care Booklet
Tracheostomy Home Care Booklet
Direct Laryngoscopy With or Without Laser
Esophageal Reflux Precautions
Esophagoscopy - Panendoscopy
Intraoral Biopsy
Nasal Irrigation Home Care
Neck Dissection
Reconstructive Surgery Wound Care
Skin Graft Donor Site Care
Thyroidectomy Home Care
Tracheoesophageal Fistula (TEF)
Tracheostomy Tube Removal
Tube Feeding
BPPV Patient Handout

Patient Teaching/Education Information
Patient Teaching and Education Information Nursing Protocols
Routine Preoperative Teaching for the Adult Patient
Endoscopy
Head and Neck Cancer Surgery for Nursing
Total Laryngectomy
Tracheostomy
Vocal Cord Surgery
Total Larynectomy Counselling (Speech Pathology)
Weight Loss (How to Do It) Tobacco Cessation

Protocols/Procedures
Nursing Protocols Home Page
Nutrition Assessment
Tobacco Cessation
Tracheotomy Description of Tracheostomy Tubes and Appliances Tracheostomy Site Care - Tie-Dressing Care and Inner Cannula Care Use of Tracheostomy Tube Cuff Suctioning of Tracheostomy Tube Change of Tracheostomy Tube Decannulation of Tracheostomy Tube
Enteral Therapy
Skin Graft Donor Site Care
Carotid Rupture Precautions
Nasal Irrigation
Postoperative Neck Dissection Shoulder Dysfunction
Scans After Thyroidectomy

References

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