Before beginning the procedure, apply the band aid from your kit to the wound to serve as the old dressing. Place bio-hazard bag or trash bag within reach. Perform hand hygiene and apply clean gloves. Remove the old dressing by stretching film in direction parallel to the wound rather than pulling. Throw away the soiled dressing in a waterproof bag. Remove gloves by pulling them inside out. Dispose of them in bio bag. Perform hand hygiene. Open your kit on a clean, flat surface and apply sterile gloves. Clean the wound and peri-wound area gently with swabs found in dressing kit. While maintaining sterile technique, clean the wound from inside out. Use either two by two sterile gauze or four by four sterile gauze from the kit and pat the skin around the wound to dry it. Did you verbalize this? Inspect the wound for tissue type, color, odor and drainage. Measure if indicated. Apply transparent dressing. Throw away soiled dressing materials properly. Remove gloves by pulling them inside out and discard in bio bag. Perform hand hygiene. How are you feeling? Let me help you get into a comfortable position.
