Wednesday, June 16, 2010

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.

by Cheap EKG Paper.

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