Visiting the Outpatient Infusion Clinic at Children’s Mercy Hospital Kansas
Why are you visiting the Outpatient Infusion Clinic?
You will be going to the Outpatient Infusion Clinic at Children’s Mercy to get some
medicine that needs to be given to you by a nurse.
Checking into your visit
When you get to Children’s Mercy Kansas, you will check in at the Security Desk.
They will give you directions to the Outpatient Infusion Clinic.
You will take elevators to these doors.
Then you will be in the Outpatient Infusion Area.
You will check in at the nurse’s station.
A nurse will measure your weight, temperature, and blood pressure.
Then, you and your family will go to a room where you will get your medicine.
You will sit in a chair that looks like this.
How will you get your medicine?
A nurse will give your body medicine through an IV or through a port-a-cath
(port).
This is an IV. An IV is a small tube that is used to give your body medicine. If you want to know more about getting an IV, click here.
This is a port. If you already have a port, a nurse can use this to give your body the medicine.
While you get an IV placed or have your port accessed, you can watch what the nurse does, or you can watch a movie, look at a toy or book, or use an iPad.
Next, the nurse will connect a tube to your IV or port. Then the medicine will go into your body through the tube.
While you are getting your medicine, you can order something to eat.
You can also watch a movie, play a game, play with toys, or do crafts if you want.
We have some of these things or you can bring things from home.
When you are done getting the medicine, your nurse will take out the IV, or remove the needle and tube from your port. Then, you will get a band-aid.
Then, you can leave the Outpatient Infusion Clinic.