Hands-on teaching at home
Nephrostomy tube care at home
A registered nurse teaches you and your family to look after a nephrostomy tube — the dressing, the bags and the warning signs — the way your doctor ordered.
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Nephrostomy tube
What you will learn
- Changing the dressing and keeping the skin around the tube clean and dry
- Securing the tube so it does not pull or kink
- Changing and emptying leg and night bags
- Measuring and writing down the output, if your doctor asked for it
- Flushing the tube only when your doctor ordered it
- Showering safely with the tube
- Warning signs: fever, pain in the side or back, leaking, blood, or no drainage
Who it is for
Patients sent home with one or two nephrostomy tubes, and the family members or aides who help.
Before the visit
Have the doctor’s instructions (the dressing, and flushing if ordered), the supplies and bags, and the phone number of the team that placed the tube.
How the visit works
The nurse explains each step, shows it with your own supplies, and watches and coaches you as you practice — over more than one visit if you need it — so you can feel confident doing it safely. You keep written steps in English or Russian.
Is it getting better?
The nurse also checks whether the care at home matches the doctor’s orders and whether things are improving. If not, the nurse points out what may be missing and helps you bring clear questions to the doctor. You pay us directly, not insurance — so the visit is about one thing: the patient’s progress.
Questions
Questions
What if the tube comes out?
Cover the site with a clean dressing and call the team that placed it right away. The nurse writes this plan down with you at the visit.
Do you take insurance, Medicare or Medicaid?
No. Visits are private pay — we do not take or bill insurance, Medicare or Medicaid. The first visit is $100 (regular price $150), each visit after that is $150, and a 30-minute phone consultation is $50.
Will the nurse do the care for us?
No. The nurse teaches and coaches — the patient, the family or your aide does the care. We teach the care your doctor or nurse practitioner ordered, and we do not replace your doctor, home care agency, supplier or infusion pharmacy.
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- Medication management
- Fall prevention
- Heart failure, COPD & blood pressure
- Caregiver & aide training
- Coming home from the hospital
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Our nurses teach — they do not provide hands-on nursing care, and they do not replace your doctor, home health agency, facility staff or aide. We teach the care your physician or nurse practitioner ordered. We are not a licensed home care services agency or a Medicare-certified home health agency, and we do not employ or place home health aides. In an emergency, call 911.