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BAG TECHNIQUE  Medications

d. Other
Community bag:  Urinalysis kit
A tool by which the nurse, during her visit will  Inch tape
enable her to perform:  Plastic bag
 Rectal tube or funnel
 Nursing procedure with ease  Syringe and needle
 Glass slide
 Save time and effort
 Fetoscope
Purpose:
PRINCIPLES FOR USING BAG-TECHNIQUE:
a. CHN Bag
 Prevention of contamination
 Serves as a first aid kit  Protection of the caregiver
 To work efficiently and swiftly during nursing  Make articles readily accessible
procedures  Make follow-up care
 To conserve time and energy
CASE LOAD
 To minimize or prevent the spread of
infection - Number & kind of families a caregiver will handle
 To render effective nursing care to clients at a given time
and/ or members of the family during home
visit TYPES OF CASE LOAD:

b. Bag Technique 1. Morbid

 To minimize if not to prevent the spread of - For the diagnosed/ undiagnosed diseases (eg.
infection Tuberculosis)
 To work efficiently and rapidly during 2. Antepartum
techniques
 For organization purposes - For the pregnant

SUPPLY AND EQUIPMENT’S: 3. Postpartum

A. Outside pocket -after the mother’s delivery, 6 mos. after


a. Towel
4. Health supervision
b. Soap
c. Newspaper - used for children under 6 years old & below
B. Inside the bag:
a. Cotton or plastic bag with:- 5. Case finding
 Cotton swabs
- This is without the diagnosis by doctors or
 Bandages
physicians
 Small dressing packets
b. Instruments and equipment’s 6. Geriatric
 1 artery forceps
 1 surgical scissors - For the olds, 65 years of age & above
 1 bandage scissors1 Eye
dropper
 1 Solution bowel FAMILY-NURSE CONTACT
 1 Plastic kidney basin
 1 Oral thermometer - The within or behalf of the particular family & the
 1 Rectal thermometer nurse in achieving an important goal for the
c. Solution and drugs success of delivering nursing care
 Plastic bottle with spirit
 Bottle of Dettol
 Eye ointment
DIFFERENT TYPE OF FAMILY- NURSE
CONTACT:
Home Visit
- Health caregiver visits a home in the community
Clinic Visit
- Clients visit the health clinics to inquire or to seek
health center consultation, check-ups or treatments
of health problem visit
Industrial Clinic Visit
- Nurses are hired by agencies or companies to do
a medical assessment on their employees for pre-
employment check-up and treatment on health
problems
School Clinic Visit
- It’s where students seek health care services from
their school
- Most schools have clinic wherein the nurse is
always in contact with the students who are prone
to accidents

GUIDELINES IN USING THE CHN BAG


1. Perform hand washing as frequently as possible
or if the situation calls for the help to minimize or
avoid contamination of bag & its contents.
2. The CHN bag should contain all the necessary
articles & equipment which may be used to answer
emergency needs.
3. Contents of the bags should be protected from
contact of different unsterilized object.
4. The arrangement of the contents of the bag
should be the most convenient to the users to
facilitate efficiency & so as to avoid confusion.
5. Bag technique should be performed in different
ways depending upon the policies.
6. Bag should be placed in a clean & warm
temperature.
7. Avoid shaking or swaying the bag when carrying
it.
8. The bag should be thoroughly cleaned &
disinfected after using esp. if there is a
communicable case in the area.

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