Project Report on Nursing PDF
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Running head: NURSINGProject report on swabbing the site before giving subcutaneous injectionName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
1NURSINGExecutive SummaryMaintenance of hygiene is necessary in order to prevent the transmission of pathogens associatedwith healthcare. Healthcare workers and nurses should focus on compliance of hygiene standardsbecause transient contamination of the patient skin or the hands of the workers is considered tobe an important source of transmission of pathogens into the deeper layers of the skin. Use of70% isopropyl alcohol swabs has been followed traditionally in order to cleanse the skin prior toany form of subcutaneous injection. Thus, skin preparation is an essential prerequisite foradministering an injection. Alcohol swabs are generally used to wipe the skin surface or theinjection site, working outwards. Although, health care workers continue to use alcohol swabsbefore injection, the WHO has raised several questions on their effectiveness in infectionprevention. This report will therefore illustrate the usefulness of such swabs by criticallyevaluating three research articles and will further contain a critical observation of an incident thatoccurred during clinical placement. Furthermore, it will recommend some future practices thatneed to be followed for successful skin preparation.
2NURSINGTable of ContentsIntroduction......................................................................................................................................3Critical evaluation............................................................................................................................3Critical observation..........................................................................................................................5Conclusion.......................................................................................................................................7References........................................................................................................................................8
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