Skin Prep Supplies

Skin Prep Supplies

Definition:

Skin preparation is the removal of as many bacteria as possible from the patient’s skin through

shaving, mechanical washing and chemical disinfection

Purpose:

• Reduce the number of microorganisms in the field of operation.
• Prevent infection. 

Special Considerations:

• To determine the area to be shaved, know the operation to be done, the organ involved and its location of Skin and the proposed incision.
• Practice modesty and provide privacy.
• Ask the patient’s permission in cutting the eyelashes and hair.
• Examine the area to be shaved for any signs of irritation or any abnormal conditions. Report this to your head nurse.
• Do not cut the patient’s skin.
• In abdominal operations, pay particular attention to the umbilicus.
• Shave the operative site the day or the night before operation.
• Discard soiled sponges in your kidney basin borrowed from the ward.
• In shaving, follow the direction of the growth of hair while the free hand exerts an opposite force by pulling the skin to the opposite direction.
• If a wound is present on the area to be shaved, start from the clean area to the dirty area.

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