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Bag Technique

The document describes the bag technique used by public health nurses during home visits. [1] The bag technique aims to allow nurses to efficiently perform procedures while preventing transmission of pathogens. [2] The public health bag contains basic medical supplies and equipment like dressings, medications, and thermometers. [3] Proper arrangement and cleaning of bag contents is important, and handwashing is done frequently to minimize contamination.
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Bag Technique

The document describes the bag technique used by public health nurses during home visits. [1] The bag technique aims to allow nurses to efficiently perform procedures while preventing transmission of pathogens. [2] The public health bag contains basic medical supplies and equipment like dressings, medications, and thermometers. [3] Proper arrangement and cleaning of bag contents is important, and handwashing is done frequently to minimize contamination.
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ASSIGNMENT: BAG TECHNIQUE

Let's prepare by reading and answering the following questions:

1. Describe the following:


a. Bag Technique
- The bag technique is a tool by which the nurse, during her visit will enable her to
perform a nursing procedure with ease and deftness, to save time and effort with the
end view of rendering effective nursing care to clients.

b. Public Health Bag


- The public health bag is an essential and indispensable equipment of a public health
nurse which she has to carry along during her home visits. It contains basic medication
and articles which are necessary for giving care.

2. Determine the purpose/s of a public health bag technique?


● PURPOSES
- To prevent the transmission of pathogenic microorganisms: A practice called “bag
technique” is implemented by home care and hospice clinicians, and the
methods used will vary depending on the home care and hospice organization's
policies, and the patient and their home environment.
- The PHN bag is an important tool in providing nursing care during a home visit.
- To carry out nursing procedure in home
- To carry out the necessary articles in the bag
- To performing minor dressing
- To conduct delivery in emergency situations
- To do card care to a newborn child
- To check the vital signs
- To treat minor ailments
- To practice family planning services
- To detect nutritional deficiency
- To provide health education

3. What are the equipment/supplies needed for the Public Health Bag Technique? Describe the
use of each piece of equipment/supply.
● Paper lining
● Extra paper for making waste bag
● Plastic/linen lining
● Apron
● Hand towel
● Soap in a soap dish
● Thermometers (oral and rectal)
● 2 pairs of scissors (surgical and bandage)
● 2 pairs of forceps (curved and straight)
● Disposable syringes with needles (g. 23 & 25)
● Hypodermic needles (g. 19, 22, 23, 25)
● Sterile dressing
● Cotton balls
● Cord clamp
● Micropore plaster
● Tape measure
● 1 pair of sterile gloves
● Baby’s scale
● Alcohol lamp
● 2 test tubes
● Test tube holders
● Solutions of:
- Betadine
- 70% alcohol
- Zephiran solution
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Spirit of ammonia
- Ophthalmic ointment
- Acetic acid
- Benedict’s solution

*BP apparatus and stethoscope are carried separately and are never placed in the bag

4. How do we arrange the bag contents?


1. The bag should contain all necessary articles, supplies and equipment which may be
used to answer emergency needs.
2. The bag and its contents should be cleaned as often as possible, supplies replaced and
ready for use at any time.
3. The bag and its contents should be well protected from contact with any article in the
home of the patients. Consider the bag and it’s contents clean and /or sterile while any
article belonging to the patient is dirty and contaminated.
4. The arrangement of the contents of the bag should be the one most convenient to the
user to facilitate efficiency and avoid confusion.
5. Hand washing is done as frequently as the situation calls for, helps in minimizing or
avoiding contamination of the bag and its contents.
6. The bag when used for a communicable case should be thoroughly cleaned and
disinfected before keeping and re-using

5. Describe the principles and rules of the bag technique.


● PRINCIPLES and RULES
- Performing the bag technique will minimize, if not, prevent the spread of any
infection.
- It saves time and effort in the performance of nursing procedures.
- The bag technique can be performed in a variety of ways depending on the
agency’s policy, the home situation, or as long as principles of avoiding transfer
of infection are always observed.

6. What are the step-by-step of the bag technique? Describe the rationale of each step.

ACTION RATIONALE

Upon arrival at the patient’s home, place the To protect the bag from getting
bag on the table lined with a clean paper. The contaminated.
clean side must be out and the folder part,
touching the table.

Ask for a basing of water or a glass of drinking To be used for hand washing.
water if tap water is not available.

Open the bag and take out the towel and To prepare for hand washing.
soap.
Wash hands using soap and water, wipe to To prevent infection from the care provider to
dry. the client.

Take out the apron from the bag and put it on To protect the nurse’s uniform.
with the right side

Put out all the necessary articles needed for To have them readily accessible
the specific care.

Close the bag and put it in one corner of the To prevent contamination
working area.

Proceed in performing the necessary nursing To give comfort and security and hasten
care treatment. recovery

After giving the treatment, clean all things To protect the caregiver and prevent infection
that were used and perform hand washing.

Open the bag and return all things that were used in their proper places after cleaning them.

Remove the apron, folding it away from the Remove the apron, folding it away from the
person, the soiled side in and the clean side person, the soiled side in and the clean side
out. out. Place it in the bag.

Fold the lining, place it inside the bag and close the bag

Take the record and have a talk with the mother. Write down all the necessary data that were
gathered, observations, nursing care and treatment rendered. Give instructions for care of
patients in the absence of the nurse.
Make an appointment for the next visit For follow up care
(either home or clinic) taking note of the date
and time.

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