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