This handout may help answer some of your questions about restraints. If you have any other questions or concerns, talk to the healthcare provider.

Appoint a family spokesperson to serve as the link between the ICU team and family members. This helps protect your loved one's privacy and saves time for nurses. Also, you can help make your loved ones feel more comfortable. Talk with the nurse to find out what you can do. Your loved one may need rest most of all. And don't forget to take care of yourself, too.

The ICU is a busy place. There may be other people with monitors in the same unit. Be prepared to see lots of wires, tubes, and equipment. Your loved one may be asleep or unconscious.

The hip joint is one of the body’s largest weight-bearing joints. A healthy hip joint allows you to walk, squat, and turn without pain. But when a hip joint is damaged, it is likely to hurt when you move.

A liver abscess is a pocket of pus that forms in the liver. It must be treated right away to prevent serious problems.

A lipoma is a lump under the skin that's made of fat. It's not cancer (benign). Learn more about how lipomas occur, symptoms, treatment choices, and possible complications.

Lichen sclerosus is a skin condition that causes white patches to form on the body. They most often affect skin around the genitals and anus. But they can appear anywhere, even in the mouth.

Lichen planus is a chronic skin disease. It's a rash that can develop anywhere on the body. But it most often occurs on the wrists, arms, legs, scalp, and genitals.

Use these tips to protect your back when moving a patient from the bad to a wheelchair.

These instructions can help you safely move a patient from a bed to a stretcher.