BAG TECHNIQUE

Definition:
It is a tool making use of a public health bag through which the nurse, during his/her home visit
can perform nursing procedure with ease; less time and effort and renders effective nursing care.

Purpose:
● To render effective nursing care to clients and/ or members of the family during home visit.

Equipment/Material
● Paper lining ● Micro pore plaster
● Extra paper for making waste bag ● Tape measure
● Plastic/ linin lining ● 1 pair of sterile gloves
● Apron ● Baby’s scale
● Hand towel ● Alcohol lamp
● Soap in a soap dish ● 2 test tubes
● Thermometers (oral and rectal) ● Test tube holders
● 2 pairs of scissors (surgical and bandage) ● Solutions of
● 2 pairs of forceps (curved and straight) Betadine
● Disposable syringes and needles (g. 23 & Zephiran solution
25) Spirit of ammonia
● Hypodermic needles g. 19, 22, 23, 25 Acetic acid
70% alcohol
● Sterile dressing
Hydrogen peroxide
● Cotton balls (dry and w/ alcohol) Ophthalmic ointment
● Cord clamp Benedict’s solution

Procedure Rationale Remarks

1. Upon arrival at the patient’s home, place
the bag on the table lined with a clean
paper. The clean side must be out and the
folded part, touching the table.
2. Ask for a basin of water or a glass of
drinking water if tap water is not available.
To create a clean working area and
prevent contamination.
Basin is used for hand washing and
to protect the wok field from being
wet.

3. Open the bag and take out the towel For easy access in washing your
and soap. hands. And to make a non-
contaminated work field or area.

4. Wash hands using soap and water. Soap kills the microorganisms in
Wipe to dry. your hands. Drying your hands
softly not vigorously.

5. Take out the apron from the bag and put Wearing apron protect nurses from
it on with the right side out. contamination or avoid infection.
Right side is considered as clean.

6. Put out all necessary articles needed for For easy access and save time and
the specific care. energy.

7. Close the bag and put it in one corner of To be organize and have a ot of
the working area. space upon working.
8. Proceed in the performing the To give comfort and security.
necessary nursing care and treatment. Provide appropriate care and
treatment to the right patient.

9. After giving the treatment, clean all To prevent contamination.

things that were used and perform hand
washing.
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 and the clean
side out. Place it in the bag.
12. Fold the lining, place it inside the bag
and close the bag.
Return and arrange for you to have
an organize bag and have easy
access upon having visit to the next.
To prevent contamination.
Close the bag to avoid losing of
materials or equipment’s

13. Take the record and have the 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.
14. Make appointment for the next visit
(either for follow up care home or clinic)
taking note of the date and time.
For referral and future use. Giving
instructions for the patient to know
what he//she should be doing for
his/her care.
For them to be available in that
particular day. Saves time and
energy.

CONTENTS OF BAG ANT ITS ARRANGEMENT

● Font of bag, left to right

- Oral thermometer - Rectal thermometer
● On the right near end of bag
- Test tube and holder - Medicine dropper
● On the left near end of bag
- Medicine glass - Bandage scissor
- Weighing scale
● Back of bag (left and right)
- Alcohol 70% - Zephiran solution
- Acetic acid - Spirit of ammonia
- Aromatic spirit of ammonia - Hydrogen peroxide
- Benedict’s solution - Ophthalmic ointment
- Betadine - Acetic solution
● Center of the bag
- Forceps (curved & straight) - Syringe & needles in
- Roller bandage container, 5 & 2 ml
- Alcohol lamp w/ denatured - Tape measure
alcohol - Cotton applicator
- Kidney basin - Cord clamp
- Rubber gloves
● On the top file center bag
- Hand towel - Paper waste bag in pocket
- Soap on a soap dish of bag
- Newspaper to serve as
lining
- Apron
- Plastic lining
 PERFORMANCE RUBRICS
Needs
PERFORMANCE Excellent Good Unacceptable
Improvement SCORE
CRITERIA 5 4 2
3
PREPAREDNESS Performed the Performed the Performed the The student is
procedure procedure procedure unprepared, there
guidelines with guidelines with guidelines but is inaccuracy,
great accuracy, minimal showing little incompleteness of
completeness, inaccuracy, unpreparedness the performance
and confidence incompleteness during the steps,
with some
inaccuracy
and
incompleteness of
the performance
COMPLETENESS Performed entirely Performed totally Performed the Performed the
the procedure the procedure procedure with procedure with
guidelines guidelines with some inadequacy lots of inadequacy
correctly minimal of steps and
incompleteness incompleteness
CONSISTENCY The student is The student is The student is The student is not
competent competent but partially yet competent and
observant, less observant, competent, not distracted in doing
accurate, and accurate, and observant, the steps of the
focus in doing the focus in doing the accurate and procedure
steps of the steps of the focus in doing the
procedure procedure steps of the
procedure
Total Score
15

Name of Student: KRISYLL MEAH T. RAMAL Clinical Instructor: CEASARLICA MINGUITA

Signature above Printed Name Signature above Printed Name

Date Signed: ____________