Checklist for Skill 1
Checklist for Skill 9. Nasopharyngeal Swab
Name _________________________________________________________________ Date ____________________________
School ________________________________________________________________
Instructor ______________________________________________________________
Course ________________________________________________________________
|Skill 9. Nasopharyngeal Swab |Able to |Able to Perform |Unable to |Initials and |
| |Perform |with Assistance |Perform |Date |
|General Guidelines for Specimen Collection | | | | |
|1. Check physician’s order. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
|2. Check child for allergies to any materials used, e.g., povidone-iodine. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
|3. Prepare child and family. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
|4. Gather equipment. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
|5. Wash hands. Don gloves. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
|Procedure | | | | |
|1. Steps 1–5 of General Guidelines. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|2. Put on nonsterile gloves. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|3. Position child for easy access to nose. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|4. Prepare applicator for use by loosening the top of the container. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|5. Have child blow nose. Use bulb syringe for an infant. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|6. Ask child to tilt head back. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|7. Check nostrils for patency using the penlight or ask child to occlude one nostril and then| | | | |
|the other and exhale. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|8. Bend nasopharyngeal applicator into a curve and remove from package. | | | | |
|Comments: |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
|9. Insert applicator into nostril gently until it reaches inflamed area. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|10. Rotate applicator quickly and remove without touching adjacent structures. | | | | |
|Comments: |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
|11. Place applicator in culture tube. Crush ampule at the bottom. Place applicator tip in | | | | |
|culture medium to preserve bacteria. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|12. Secure top to culture tube. Label specimen and place in appropriate bag or container | | | | |
|along with laboratory requisition slips. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|13. Dispose of any used materials in appropriate container. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|14. Remove gloves. Wash hands. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|15. Send specimen to lab. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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|Documentation | | | | |
|1. Time, source/site, specimen sent to lab (specify for what test). |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
|2. Record results of any test performed on the unit. |[pic] |[pic] |[pic] | |
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