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Catheterization

Planning/Implementation: Prepare the client and the equipment, as follows: flashlight or lamp, mask, if required by agency policy, bath blanket and drape, soap, a basin of warm water, a washcloth and towel, disposable gloves, a sterile catheterization kit containing: water-soluble lubricant, sterile gloves, sterile drapes, fenestrated drape(optional) to place over the perineum, antiseptic solution, cotton balls or gauze squares, forceps, basin for...

Administering Oral Medications

Assessment: Compare medications listed against physician’s orders. Assess psychological and physical status, weight, age, height. Assess ability to swallow medications. Check form of medications available and computes for a safe dosage. Check which vehicles are available for mixing with medications. Planning: Plan a method of measuring medication accurately, making medication acceptable to patient, approaching patient appropriately, restraining,...

Changing IV Tubing

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Surgical Scrub Procedure: Five-Minute Scrub

Planning/Implementation: Wet the hands and forearms. Apply 2 to 3 ml (6 drops) of antiseptic agent from the dispenser to the hands. Wash the hands and arms several times thoroughly to 2 inches (5cm) above the elbows. Rinse thoroughly under running water, with the hands upward, allowing water to drip from flexed elbows. Take a sterile brush or sponge (from a package or dispenser) and apply an antiseptic agent (if it is not impregnated in the brush)....

Gowning and Gloving: Closed Gloved Technique

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Leopold’s Maneuver

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