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    The document discusses the purpose and technique of using a home health bag, which contains basic medical supplies that a nurse needs to provide care during home visits; it aims to promote effective care while preventing infection by having the nurse properly arrange and access bag contents, wash hands, and avoid contaminating supplies between patients. The bag should hold all essential items like medications, dressings, and equipment organized for efficiency and sterility.

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    Home Visiting and Bag Technique

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    The document discusses the purpose and technique of using a home health bag, which contains basic medical supplies that a nurse needs to provide care during home visits; it aims to promote effective care while preventing infection by having the nurse properly arrange and access bag contents, wash hands, and avoid contaminating supplies between patients. The bag should hold all essential items like medications, dressings, and equipment organized for efficiency and sterility.

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    The document discusses the purpose and technique of using a home health bag, which contains basic medical supplies that a nurse needs to provide care during home visits; it aims to promote effective care while preventing infection by having the nurse properly arrange and access bag contents, wash hands, and avoid contaminating supplies between patients. The bag should hold all essential items like medications, dressings, and equipment organized for efficiency and sterility.

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    Home Visiting and Bag Technique

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    The document discusses the purpose and technique of using a home health bag, which contains basic medical supplies that a nurse needs to provide care during home visits; it aims to promote effective care while preventing infection by having the nurse properly arrange and access bag contents, wash hands, and avoid contaminating supplies between patients. The bag should hold all essential items like medications, dressings, and equipment organized for efficiency and sterility.

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    Home Visiting and Bag

    Technique
    Objectives
    At the end of the topic the learners would be able to:
    1. Discuss the purpose of home visit and bag technique.
    2. Identify the content of the bag and its proper placement.
    3. Demonstrate proper bag technique with ease and deftness
    Introduction
     Home visit is a professional face to face
    contact made by a nurse to the patient
    and family in order to provide necessary
    health care activities aimed at
    promoting, maintaining and restoring
    health.
    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.
    Public Health Bag
    is an essential and indispensable equipment of
    a public health nurse which she has to carry
    along during her home visit. It contains basic
    medication and articles which are necessary for
    giving care.
    Public Health Bag
    • 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 is always observed.
    The following are the contents of a Public Health
    Nurse Bag:

    1. Paper lining
    2. Extra paper for
    making waste bag
    3. Plastic/Linen
    lining
    4. Apron
    5. Hand towel
    6. Soap in soap
    dish
    7. Thermometers
    (oral and rectal)
    8. 2 pairs of scissors
    (surgical and bandage)
    9. 2 pairs of
    forceps (curved
    and straight)
    10. Disposable
    syringes with needles
    (g. 23 & 25)
    11. Hypodemic
    Needles (g. 19,
    22,23,25)
    12. Sterile
    dressing
    13. Cotton balls
    14. Cord clamp
    15. Micropore
    plaster
    16. Tape measure
    17. 1 pair of
    sterile gloves
    18. Baby’s scale
    19. Alcohol lamp
    20. 2 test tubes/
    test tube holders
    20. Solutions of:

    Betadine 70% Alcohol Zephiran Solution


    20. Solutions of:

    Hydrogen Spirit of Ophthalmic


    peroxide Ammonia ointment
    20. Solutions of:

    Acetic Acid Benedict’s


    solution
    BP apparatus and Stethoscope are carried separately and
    are NEVER placed in the bag
    Content and Arrangement of the Bag
    Front of bag left to right
    a. Digital thermometer
    b. Rectal thermometer in case
    On right rear of bag
    a. Test tube and holder
    b. Medicine dropper
    On left rear end
    a. Medicine glass
    b. Baby scale
    c. Bandage scissor
    Back of bag left to right
    a. Alcohol 70%; acetic acid 5%; aromatic spirit of ammonia; liquid soap and cotton in
    sterile water for cleaning thermometers.
    Content and Arrangement of the Bag
    In the center of the bag
    a. Hemostat forceps; sterile dressing (OS and cotton balls); Tape measure; Roller
    bandage; Syringe and needles in container; Cotton applicator

    On top pile center of bag


    a. Hand towel; Soap in soap case; Paper waste bag in pocket of bag

    BP apparatus carried separately


    Umbrella
    Steps in Performing Bag Technique and Rationale

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

    2. Ask for a basin of water or glass of drinking water if tap To be used for
    water is not available. handwashing.

    3. Open the bag and take out the To prepare for


    towel and soap handwashing

    To prevent infection from


    4. Wash hands using soap and water, wipe to dry the care provider to the
    client
    Steps in Performing Bag Technique and Rationale

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

    To have them readily


    6. Put out all necessary articles needed for the specific care.
    accessible

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

    8. Proceed performing the necessary nursing care and To give comfort and
    treatment. security and haste recovery
    Steps in Performing Bag Technique and Rationale

    Steps Rationale
    9. After giving the treatment, clean all things that were used To protect the caregiver
    and perform handwashing. and prevent infection.

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

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

    12. Fold the lining, place inside the bag and close the bag
    Steps in Performing Bag Technique and Rationale

    Steps Rationale
    13. Take the record and have a talk with the mother. Write
    down all the necessary data that were gathered, observations, For reference in the next
    nursing care and treatment rendered. Give instructions for care visit
    of patients in the absence of nurse.

    14. Make appointment for the next visit (either home or clinic),
    For follow up care
    taking note of the date and time.
    Points to Consider

     The bag should contain all the necessary articles, supplies and equipment
    that will be used to answer the emergency needs
     The bag and its contents should be cleaned very often, the supplies
    replaced and ready for use anytime.
     The bag and its contents should be well protected from contact with any
    article in the patient’s home.
     Consider the bag and its contents clean and sterile, while articles that
    belong to the patients as dirty and contaminated.
     The arrangement of the contents of the bag should be the one most
    convenient to the user, to facilitate efficiency and avoid confusion.
    Home Health Bag Technique

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