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    PROCEDURE CHECKLIST

    Chapter 26, Skill 26-04: Obtaining a Wound Culture

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    PROCEDURE STEPS YES NO COMMENTS


    1. Assesses the wound and the type of dressing,
    if there is one, to determine supplies needed to
    replace the dressing
    2. Gathers the necessary supplies for the dressing
    change and supplies for the wound culture: clean
    gloves, sterile culturette tube with cotton-tipped
    swab.
    3. Follows the “Initial Implementation Steps.”
    4. Performs wound irrigation before obtaining
    wound culture.
    5. Holds the proximal tip of the culturette swab
    and swirls the cotton-tipped end only on the
    granulation tissue in the wound bed. Avoids
    touching the cotton tip to the outer edges of the
    wound.
    6. Quickly places the distal cotton-tipped end of
    the swab back into the culturette container.
    7. Applies a new dressing if appropriate.
    8. Labels the container with the patient’s name,
    room number, and ID number, the physician’s
    name, the date and time, and the name of the test
    to be performed.
    9. Follows the “Ending Steps.”
    10. Documents procedure correctly.

    Recommendation: Pass _____ Needs more practice _____

    Student: Date:

    Instructor: Date:

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