Home Visit, Bag Technique& Clinic Visit Flashcards
A tool of making use of a public health bagthrough
which the nurse can perform nursing procedures with ease and deftness, saving time and effort with the end
in view of rendering effective nursing care.
BAG TECHNIQUE
Is an essential and indispensable equipment of the PHN
which he/she has to carry along when he/she goes out
home visiting
Public Health Bag
Oral/ Axillary Thermometer * Syringe *Needle
CENTER (L) *Soap in Soap dish *2 hand towels
FRONT
- Apron * Kidney basin * Sterile pack with -2 straight
forceps, mayo scissor * Clean pack-Bandage scissor,
curve forceps * Baby Scale, triangular bandage
CENTER ( TOP)
- 70% Alcohol * Ammonia * Betadine * Tape measure
- Micropore * Medicine dropper * Medicine glass
BACK
*Clean gloves *Cotton balls *Plastic lining
INNER FLAP/INSERT
like the outpatient department of a
hospital.
CLINIC
A professional, purposeful interaction that takes place
in the family’s residence aimed at promoting,
maintaining, or restoring the health of the family or its
members.
* A profession
Home Visit
Take the __________, obtained at least 2
minutes apart,and consider this as the client’s blood
pressure
mean of 2 readings
f the first 2 readings differ by___________,
obtain a 3rd reading and include this in the average.
5 mmHG or more
Cost in terms of time and effort since family will
buy necessary supplies for home care.
Inability to control the environment because of
distractions in the home.
Safety of a nurse may also be a concern.
Disadvantages of Home Visit
- Contact the family to schedule the visit.
- Formulate the PLAN for the visit.
- Obtain the needed supplies for the visit.
Pre-Visit Phase
This phase begins when the nurse seeks permission to
enter the house and ends when the nurse leaves the
family’s house.
In-Home Phase
what are the three sub phases for in home phase
Initiation
Implementation
Termination
- Enter the house, greet the family and observe the
environment for his or her own SAFETY and sits as the
family directs him/her to sit. - Initiate short social conversation to establish
RAPPORT. - State the PURPOSE of the visit and the source of the
information.
Initiation