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At Xavier, we’ve been providing children’s disability support services in Brisbane for over 70 years. Our nursing service for children and young adults with a disability in Brisbane is one of the ways that we continue to do this.

Our team of nurses work with Brisbane kids and their families to help children with a disability and associated health conditions to enjoy a better quality of life.

Some areas that our nursing team can assist include ­transitioning from a stay in hospital, post-surgery support, pain management and palliative care.

Some of the activities we are able to undertake to support children with a disability in Brisbane include:

- infection control and hand hygiene including strategies to reduce the risk of infection for your child
- basic urinary health and bowel care
- basic medication management
- basic pressure area prevention care
- naso-gastric or PEG feeding and management
- tracheostomy care and management
- urinary catheter or in-out catheter care
- complex wound management
- suctioning
- oxygen therapy and oxygen saturation monitoring
- complex bowel care including rectal medication and enemas
- urinary catheter management (all forms)
- high risk of seizures and seizure management
- diabetes care

For further information on and how our nursing team can support your child or any of our children’s disability support services in Brisbane call 1800 XAVIER or email intake@xavier.org.au.