Bag Technique and Urine Testing PDF

BAG TECHNIQUE

AND
URINE TESTING
PUBLIC HEALTH BAG
 is an essential and indispensable
equipment of the public health nurse
which he or she has to carry along when
he or she goes out home visiting. It
contains basic medications and articles
which are necessary for giving care

 RATIONALE: To render effective nursing

care to clients and or members of the
family during home visit.
BAG TECHNIQUE
a tool, making use of a public

health bag through which the
public health nurse, during his
or her home visit can perform
nursing procedures with ease
and deftness, saving time and
effort with the end in view of
rendering effective nursing care.
PRINCIPLES OF BAG TECHNIQUE
1. The use of the bag technique should
minimize if not totally prevent the spread
of infection from individuals to families,
hence, to the community.
2. Bag technique should save time and

effort on the part of the nurse in the
performance of nursing procedures
3. Bag technique should not overshadow
concern for the patient rather should show
the effectiveness of total care given to an
individual or family.
4. Bag technique can be performed in a

variety of ways depending upon agency
policies, actual home situation, etc, as
long as principles of avoiding transfer of
infection is carried out.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS IN
THE USE OF THE BAG
1. The bag should contain all necessary articles,
supplies and equipments 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 its contents clean
and or sterile while any article belonging to the
patient as 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. Handwashing 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 for
keeping and re-using.
PURPOSE OF BAG TECHNIQUE
1. To minimize if not to prevent the spread
of infection
2. To work efficiently and rapidly during

techniques as means to save energy so
that work with the family maybe more
effective thus saves time and effort
CONTENTS AND ARRANGEMENTS
 FRONT OF THE BAG LEFT TO RIGHT

a. Digital thermometer
❑ ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE BAG
a. Test tube and holder
b. Medicine dropper
❑ ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE BAG
a. Medicine glass
b. Baby scale
c. Bandage scissors
BACK OF THE BAG
(LEFT TO RIGHT)
a. 70% isopropyl alcohol
b. PNSS
c. Povidone iodine cleanser
d. Povidone iodine solution
e. 5% acetic acid
f. Benedict’s solution
g. Denatured alcohol
 CENTER OF THE BAG
a. Kelly forceps (curve and straight) in container
b. Surgical and bandage scissors in container
c. Roller bandage and cotton pledgets
d. Empty alcohol lamp wrapped in plastics
e. Match/lighter
f. Tape measure
g. 4 cottonball container
h. Extra cotton balls
i. Drinking glass
j. test tube rack
 TOP PILE IN THE CENTER
a. Hand towel
b. Soap in soap dish/liquid soap
c. Apron
❑ FLAP OF THE BAG OR ON THE SIDES OF
THE BAG OUTSIDE THE LINING
a. Sterile Os
b. Waste receptacle with plastic lining (minimum
of 3)
c. Clean gloves folded in paper pockets (minimum
of 3 pairs)
d. Colored chart (urine testing)
e. Eye chart (physical assessment)
f. Muslin case/extra pouch
BEFORE THE PROCEDURE
 1. Greet the client or responsible family
member and introduce your self
 2. State and explain the purpose of the
visit.
 3. Observe the patient/client/family
members and determine their health
needs by asking them questions
pertaining to their health and health
problems
ACTIONS RATIONALE
1. Upon arrival at the client’s home, 1. To protect the bag from
place bag on a table or any flat contamination
surface lined with a paper lining,
clean side out (folded part touching
the table). Put bag’s handles and
straps beneath the bag.
2. Ask for a basin of water. Place this 2. To be use for handwashing and
outside the work area. protect the work field from being wet
3. Open the bag. Take out the 3. To make non-contaminated work field or
linen/plastic lining and spread over the area
work field. The paper lining, clean side
out (folded part out).
ACTIONS RATIONALE
4. Take out the hand towel, soap dish 4. For handwashing
and apron. Place them on one corner of
the work area (within the confines of the
linen/plastic lining).
5. Do hand washing. Wipe dry with 5. Handwashing prevents possible

hand towel. Leave the plastic wrappers infection from care provider to the
of the towel in soap dish in the bag. client.
6. Put on apron right side out and wrong 6. To protect the nurse’s uniform.
side with crease touching the body, Keeping the crease creates aesthetic
sliding the head into the neck strap. appearance
Neatly tie the straps at the back
ACTIONS RATIONALE
7. Take out things that will be mostly 7. To make them readily accessible
needed for a particular case and place
in one corner of the work field (e.g.
thermometer, kidney basin, cottonball,
waste paper bag).
8. Place waste paper bag outside of the 8. To prevent contamination of clean

work area. area.
9. Close the bag 9. To give comfort and security

.Maintain persona hygiene and hasten
recovery.
10. Proceed to the specific nursing 10. To prevent contamination of bag
care treatment and its contents.
ACTIONS RATIONALE
11. After completing specific nursing care 11. To protect caregiver and prevent
or treatment, clean and sanitize or spread of infection to others.
alcoholize all equipments used.
12. Do handwashing again 12. To prevent contamination
13. Open the bag and put back all 13. To prevent contamination
articles in their proper places.
14. Remove apron folding away from 14. To prevent contamination

the body, with soiled side folded inwards,
and the clean side out. Place it in the
bag.
ACTIONS RATIONALE
15. Fold the plastic lining. Clean and 15. To prevent contamination
place it in the flaps of the bag and close
it.
16. Make post visit conference. 16. To be used as reference for

future visit
17. Make appointment for the next 17. For follow up care
(either home or clinic), taking note of
the date, time and purpose.
AFTER CARE
1. Before keeping all articles in the bag,

clean and alcoholize them
2. Get the bag from the table, fold the

paper lining (and insert) and place in
between the flaps and cover the bag.
EVALUATION AND DOCUMENTATION
3. Record all relevant findings about the
client and members of the family
4. Take note of environmental factors which

affect the client/family health
5. Include quality of nurse-patient

relationship
6. Assess effectiveness of nursing care
provided.
THANK YOU
AND
GOD BLESS

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BAG TECHNIQUE

 RATIONALE: To render effective nursing

a tool, making use of a public

2. Bag technique should save time and

4. Bag technique can be performed in a

2. The bag and its contents should be cleaned as

3. The bag and its contents should be well protected

5. Handwashing is done as frequently as the

6. The bag when used for a communicable case

2. To work efficiently and rapidly during

 FRONT OF THE BAG LEFT TO RIGHT

❑ ON THE RIGHT REAR OF THE BAG

a. Test tube and holder

❑ ON THE LEFT REAR OF THE BAG

5. Do hand washing. Wipe dry with 5. Handwashing prevents possible

8. Place waste paper bag outside of the 8. To prevent contamination of clean

9. Close the bag 9. To give comfort and security

12. Do handwashing again 12. To prevent contamination

14. Remove apron folding away from 14. To prevent contamination

16. Make post visit conference. 16. To be used as reference for

1. Before keeping all articles in the bag,

2. Get the bag from the table, fold the

4. Take note of environmental factors which

5. Include quality of nurse-patient

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