Table of Contents
REQUIREMENTS #
- Tray containing the following:
- Cotton wool swabs or gauze swabs
- Prescribed nasal drops
- Dropper
- Receiver
- Treatment Chart (Manual or Electronic)
STEPS #
- Check for the right patient, right medication, right time, right dose against doctor’s order and treatment chart (manual or electronic) as well as the expiry date
- Establish rapport (Refer to steps)
- Explain procedure
- Ensure patient’s right to know/consent and to refuse medication
- Perform hand hygiene
- Set tray and send to the bedside
- Check medication against the treatment chart (manual or electronic) for the right dosage
- Place patient in the supine position with head extended so that his/her chin is higher than his/her vertex
- Clean nostrils with cotton wool swabs if necessary
- Draw up medication and instil by drops as ordered
- Ask patient to remain in position for a few minutes
- Ask patient to breathe through his/her mouth and not to bow his/her nose
- Dab any medication that may drip from his/her nostrils with a dry swab
- Assist patient into a desirable position after five (5) to ten (10) minutes
- Remain with patient for five (5) minutes if a child
- Document procedure on nurses’ notes and chart on the treatment chart (manual or electronic)
- Dispose off used items and decontaminate tray
- Perform hand hygiene
- Report to appropriate officer