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UNIT 3
PROCEDURE CHECKLIST 40
Nursing interventions for Client with Infections and Inflammations: Removal
of suture / clip
NO. PROCEDURE REMARKS
1. Review the medical orders or the nursing plan for wound care.
2. Identify and inform the patient
3. Check present dressing with non-sterile gloves.
4. Perform hand hygiene and put on mask
5. Gather necessary equipment.
Prepare environment, position patient, adjust height of bed and
6. turn on lights.
7. Prepare patient and expose dressed wound
8. Cut pieces of paper tape and have them within reach
9. Perform hand hygiene
10. Prepare sterile field.
Add necessary sterile supplies such as scissors / Michelle’s
11. clip remover.
12. Pour cleansing solution.
Apply sterile gloves and use dressing forceps prepare enough
13. swab for dressing.
14. Use dissecting forceps remove soiled dressing.
15. Discard the dissecting forceps
Clean the incision site using the alcohol swabs or according to
facility policies and procedures
16.1 From clean to dirty (incision, then outer edges)
16.
16.2 From far to near
16.3 From top to bottom
17. Discard the soiled dressing forceps
Use the forceps, grasp the knot of the first suture and gently lift
18.
the knot up off the skin.
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