BAG TECHNIQUE the soiled side in and the clean side out.

Place it in
Procedure Checklist the bag.
14. Fold the lining, place it inside the bag and close
Procedures 5 4 3 2 1 the bag.
1. Assemble the equipment. Make sure all the 15. Take the record and have a talk with the mother.
contents of the bag are properly arranged. Write down all the necessary data that were
2. Upon arrival, greet the client, introduce yourself gathered, observations, nursing care and
and explain the purpose of your visit. treatment rendered.
3. Place the bag on the table lined with a clean Rationale: For reference in the next visit.
paper. The clean side must be out and the folded 16. Make appointment for the next visit (either home
part, touching the table. or clinic) taking note of the date and time.
Rationale: to protect the bag rom getting Rationale: For follow up care.
contaminated.
4. Ask for a basin of water or a glass of drinking
water if tap water is not available.
Rationale: To be used for hand washing
5. Open the bag and take out the towel and soap.
Rationale: to prepare for hand washing.
6. Wash hands using soap and water, wipe to dry.
Rationale: To prevent the spread the infection
from care provider to the client.
7. Take out the apron from the bag and put it on
with the right side out.
Rationale: to protect the nurse’s uniform.
8. Put out all the necessary articles needed for the
specific care.
Rationale: to have them readily available.
9. Close the bag and put it in one corner of the
working area.
Rationale: To prevent contamination.
10. Proceed in performing the necessary nursing care
treatment.
11. After giving the treatment, cleans all the things
that were used and perform hand washing.
Rationale: To prevent contamination and spread
of infection.
12. Open the bag and return all things that were used
in their proper places after cleaning them.
13. Remove apron, folding it away from the person,
 BENEDICT’S TEST & ACETIC TEST away from you.
Procedure Checklist 10. Bring to boil
11. Remove from flame, and then put out the flame.
Procedures 5 4 3 2 1 Wait for 1-3 minutes and interpret the result and
1. Assemble equipment then record.
Paper lining Blue--- no sugar (means negative Benedict’s test)
Waste bag Positive Benedict’s test
Plastic or linen lining Green/yellow precipitate---traces of reducing
Apron sugar
Hand towel soap in a soap dish Orange red precipitate---moderate reducing sugar
Cotton ball Brick-red precipitate--- large amount of reducing
1 pair of clean gloves sugar
alcohol lamp For Acetic test
(2) 10 mL test tube 12. Fill the test tube about 2/3 full of clear urine.
(2) droppers 13. Heat the upper part of the test tube until it boils
Test tube holder 14. Add 5 drops of 10% acetic acid, 1 drop at a time.
Urine specimen 15. Note for color changes.
Benedict’s solution Rationale: Appearance of turbidity or a
Acetic acid precipitate indicates the presence of proteins of
2. Introduce yourself, verify the client’s identity and either albumin or phosphates.
explain to the client what you are going to do, 16. Interpret the result and record. If the turbidity
why it is necessary and how the client can persists even after the addition of acetic acid,
cooperate. then it is positive (which indicates the presence of
3. Perform hand hygiene and observe other albumins). Cloudiness indicates albuminuria.
appropriate infection control procedures. After care
4. Provide for client privacy. 17. Clean and put back all things that were used and
5. Instruct the client to perform hand hygiene.
 Wash her perineum with soap and water. 18. Record the findings or assessment and discuss the
 Collect fresh midstream urine into small result of the test to the patient and the
clean bottle (specimen bottle). For importance of seeing a doctor for further
greater accuracy, collect the urine before assessment. ( for positive Benedict’s and acetic
meals. test)
 Wipe the specimen bottle before
handling it back to you.
 Label the bottle with complete name of
client.
For Benedict’s test
6. Place about 6-8 drops of urine in a 10 mL test
tube.
7. Add 3-5 mL of Benedict’s solution.
8. Light the alcohol lamp
9. Using the test tube holder, hold the mixture over
the flame, noting the mouth of the test tube is
 DONNING & DOFFING (REMOVING) PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE)
Procedure Checklist

Procedures 5 4 3 2 1
1. Select the specific type of PPE based on what
procedure you will be doing for a certain patient
or what type of transmission-based precaution
the patient is in.
2. Assemble all the equipment such as gown, face
mask or respirator (N95 mask), goggles or face
shield and gloves.
3. Perform hand hygiene.
Donning PPE
4. Put on the gown by sliding the arms on the
sleeves. Secure the gown by tying at the back.
5. Wear the facemask. Place it over the bridge of the
nose and put the straps around the ears. Pull the
bottom of mask down to wrap around the chin.

Key points to Remember in donning and doffing PPE:

 Put on PPE before entering the patient’s room.
 Keep hands away from face, and don’t touch PPE
 Avoid touching areas in the patient’s room.
 Remove PPE at patient’s doorway or outside of the room, and perform
hand hygiene immediately.
 Remove the respirator outside of room after closing the patient’s door.
 If hands become contaminated during PPE removal, stop and perform
hand hygiene, and then proceed with PPE removal