St.

Scholastica’s College Tacloban

(formerly St. Scholastica’s College of Health and Sciences)
Maharlika Highway, Brgy. Campetic, Palo, Leyte
6501, Leyte, Philippines

COLLEGE OF NURSING

BAG TECHNIQUE

Name of Student: Level and Section: Grade:

PROCEDURE 5 4 3 2 1

1. Upon arriving at the client’s home, place the bag on the table or any flat surface
lined with paper lining, clean side out (folded part touching the table). Put bag’s
handles or strap beneath the bag)

2. Ask for a basin of water and a glass of water if faucet is not available. Place these
outside the work area.

3. Open the bag, take the linen/plastic lining, and spread over the work field or area.
The paper lining, clean side out (folded part out).

4. Take out hand towel, soap dish and apron and place them at one corner of the work
area (within the confines of the linen/plastic lining).

5. Do handwashing. Wipe, dry with towel. Leave the plastic wrappers of the towel in
soap dish in the bag.

6. Put on the right side out and wrong side crease touching the body, sliding the head
into the neck strap. Neatly tie the straps at the back.

7. Put out things most needed for the specific case (e.g. thermometer, kidney basin,
cotton balls, waste paper bag) and place at one corner of the work area.

8. Place wastepaper bag outside of work area.

9. Close the bag.

10. Proceed to the specific nursing care or treatment.

11. After completing nursing care or treatment, clean and alcoholise the things used.

12. Do handwashing again.

13. Open the bag and put back all the articles in their proper places.

14. Remove apron folding away from the body, with soiled side-folded inwards and
clean side out. Place it in the bag.

15. Fold the linen/plastic lining, clean; place it in the bag and close the bag

16. make post-visit conference on the matters to health care, taking anecdotal notes on
preparatory to final reporting.

17. Make appointment for the next visit (either home or clinic). Taking note of the
date, time and purpose.
Perfect Score: 85 points

Grade: Actual Score / 85 x 100

AFTER CARE:

1. Before keeping all the articles in the bag, clean and alcoholise them.
2. Get the bag from the table, fold the paper lining (and insert), and place in between the flaps and cover the bag.

EVALUATIOON AND DOCUMENTATION:

1. Record all relevant findings about the client and members of the family health.
2. Take note of the environmental factors which affect the client/family health.
3. Include the quality of nurse-patient relationship.
4. Assess the effectiveness of nursing care provided.