SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS
Bc. Marie BártováInstitute of Nursing Theory and Practice1st Medical Faculty of Charles Univerzity
DRESSINGS and BANDAGES
- Purpose
- Types
BANDAGES
SIGNS THAT THE BANDAGE IS TOO TIGHT
- Blue tinge to the fingernail/toenail- Blue or pale skin colour- Tingling or loss of sensation- Coldness of the extremity- Inability to move the fingers/toes
STERILLE DRESSING APPLICATION
Equipment- gloves/sterile, face mask, - transfer (dressing) forceps, forceps,- antiseptic solution, acetone, H2O2, - kidney basin- sterile dressings (cotton balls, gauze
pads, trauma dressing etc.)
STERILLE DRESSING APPLICATION
- Communication with a patient ! ! !- Getting things ready - Wash your hands - Comfortable position (patient/nurse)- GLOVES (sterile if necessary) - Keep sterility- Wound cleaning- Dressing application- Bandaging
NOTE
- always ask about patients’ allergies (iodine)
- take bacterial sample BEFORE desinfection if there is any strange fluid or smell,
- do not touch the sterile material by the the edge of antiseptic container
STITCHES and DRAINS
Types- absorbent material - non – absorbent material
Stitches removal
Drains - tubes used to draw fluid from an internal body cavity to the surface
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