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Yes, you can.
I have done it, and I made sure that I wrote it down, time and date. please you need to make sure that you supervisor knows and why you did it. remember if it's not in black and white it never happens, and you can get into a whole lot of trouble. then call the office you work for and explain to them why you did it, it need to have a reason why you did it.
Can a home health aid reinforce a dressing
Yes, they can. A physician's assistant can give shots and write prescriptions as well.
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Performing wet to moist sterile dressing change?
To perform a wet-to-moist sterile dressing change, start by washing hands and donning sterile gloves. Remove the old dressing and discard it properly. Clean the wound area with sterile saline, then apply a moistened sterile gauze dressing and secure it in place with sterile gauze or tape. Document the procedure and assess the wound for signs of infection or healing.
Can a personal assistant change a sterile dressing?
yes
Can personal care assistant change a sterile dressing?
yes
What are Individually wrapped sterile unmediated wound dressing used for?
What are individually wrapped sterile unmediated wound dressing used for...
A dressing is one that is free of germs prior to use?
A sterile dressing.
What dressing is one that is free of germs prior to use?
a sterile dressing
2 clinical procedures need to wear sterile gloves?
Dressing Change, and insertion of a Foley (indwelling) catheter.
How do you do a dry sterile dressing technique on a wound?
a dressing is moist at wound site and a dry dressing in covering it
What are the fuctions of a sterile dressing?
To prevent infection.
How do you chart a sterile dressing change on a wound?
note the color of discharge, the quantity, quality and smell and any other description.
A what dressing is one that is free of germs prior to use?
A "sterile" dressing is free of germs prior to use.
What sterile cloth is used to cover a wound?
Dressing and Bandage
