Table of Contents
REQUIREMENTS #
- Trolley containing the following:
- Sanitary pad
- Sterile gloves
- HLD Gloves
- Galipot
- Jug with warm water
- Bed pan
- Savlon, Dettol or Hibitane)
- Macintosh
- Draw sheet
- Drapes
- Sponge holding forceps (Sterile)
- Sterile swabs
- Receiver
STEPS #
- Establish rapport (refer steps)
- Explain procedure to client (refer steps)
- Provide privacy and let client assume dorsal position with knees flexed
- Wear rubber apron
- Send trolley to bedside
- Mix warm water for swabbing with lotion
- Test the water temperature with elbow
- Place mackintosh under client and drape her
- Wear gloves and place bedpan under client
- Remove perineal pad using one hand
- Inspect the lochia (colour, amount, odour)
- Discard soiled perineal pad
- Inspect vulva and perineum
- Remove glove, perform hand hygiene and wear sterile gloves
- Pour water gently over vulva and clean the vestibule
- Clean the labia minora, majora and then pour water gently over the vulva
- Clean and dry client and remove bedpan
- Place clean pad at the vulva and make client assume desirable position
- Educate client on proper perineal care
- Communicate findings and appreciate client for her cooperation
- Disposed off and decontaminate used items
- Perform hand hygiene
- Record into Maternal and Child Health Record Book (Manual and Electronic)
- Record and report findings to the officer in-charge
