Community Health Bag Technique for All Nursing Course(ANM, GNM, BSc Nursing, PBBSc Nursing & MSc Nursing)

1. COMMUNITY BAG
TECHNIQUE

3. INTRODUCTION
It is an essential and indispensable
equipment of the Community Health
Nurse which he/she has to carry along
when he/she goes out home visiting.
It contains basic medications and
articles which are necessary for giving care
in the community.

4. community Bag Technique DEFINITION????
A tool making use of public health bag
through which the nurse, during his/her
home visit, can perform nursing
procedures with ease and neatness, saving
time and effort with the end in view of
rendering effective nursing care.

5. OBJECTIVES
1. To make community visit effective.
2. To carry out nursing care at home.
3. To prevent diseases among members.
4. To treat minor illness.
5. To promote “health for all.”

6. COMMUNITY BAG

7. COMMUNITY BAG
The Community Bag is otherwise known as
Public Health Bag which is made up of
material like linen, plastic, fiber. It is an
essential tool of Community health nurse
during his/her home visit.

8. PARTS OF
COMMUNITY BAG

9. PARTS OF COMMUNITY BAG
1. Sterile compartment.
2. Clean compartment.
3. Side pockets.
4. Front pocket.

10. Sterile
compartment has
three sub
divisions.
1) One Bigger cabin
2) Two smaller
cabins

11. The bigger cabin
can use for to keep
sterile
instruments,
dressing
pack…etc…
smaller cabins
can be use for
keeping
thermometer,
family planning
devices, medicine,
solutions…etc

12. In this
compartment
clean articles can
keep

13. In this
compartment ,
articles for hand
washing, urine test,
measuring
tapes…etc. can
keep.

14. Every
community bag
has two side
pockets . It can
be use for to
keep news
papers, paper
bag, extra carry
bag, plastic
sheets…etc

15. In front pocket,
pen, pencil,
diary, plastic
apron…etc can
keep.

16. CONTENT OF COMMUNITY BAG
1. Paper lining
2. Extra paper for making waste bag
3. Plastic Apron
4. Hand towel
5. Soap in a soap dish
6. Thermometers (oral and rectal)
7. 2 pairs of scissors (surgical and bandage)
8. 2 pairs of artery forceps (curved and straight)
9. Disposable syringes with needles.

17. CONTENT OF COMMUNITY BAG
11. Foetoscope
12. Sterile dressing
13. Cotton balls
14. Cord clamp
15. Adhesive tape
16. Measuring tape
17. 1 pair of sterile gloves
18. Baby’s weighing scale
19. Spirit lamp
20. 2 test tubes

18. CONTENT OF COMMUNITY BAG
21. Test tube holders
22. Solutions of:
a) Betadine solution
b) Spirit
c) Savlone solution
d) Hydrogen peroxide
e) Acetic acid
f) Benedict’s solution
23. *Sphygmomanometer and stethoscope are carried
separately.
24. Medicine: Essential medicine to treat minor illness.

19. PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY
BAG TECHNIQUE
1. It should be a need based health visit.
2. Family information is made available before hand
for appropriate action.
3. Make sure of creating scientific base health
awareness among family members at home.
4. Should be Kind and Courteous at care.
5. Bag technique should save time and effort on the
part of the nurse in the performance of nursing
procedures.
6. Bag technique should show the effectiveness of
total care given to an individual or family.
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20. PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY
BAG TECHNIQUE
7. Bag technique can be performed in a variety of ways
depending upon agency policies, actual home situation,
etc., as long as principles of avoiding transfer of infection
is carried out.
8. The bag should be kept in clean area without danger of
being contaminated by the children or domestic animals
9. Clean and boil the articles after using and replace it
safely.
10. Avoid unnecessary exposure while doing procedure.
11. Secure the bag by often cleaning and should be covered
properly when it is not in use.

21. TECHNIQUES OF USING
COMMUNITYBAG
1. Upon arrival at the patient’s home, greet the family
members, maintain rapport and gain their confidence.
2. Spread the plastic sheet on a neat and clean place and keep
the bag on it (News paper can use).
3. Ask for a mug of water or a glass of water if tap water is
not available.
4. Open the bag and take out the hand washing articles (towel
and soap dish with soap and nail brush).
5. Wash hands using soap and water, wipe with towel to dry.
6. Take out the apron from the bag and wear it, if necessary.
7. Open the bag, take out essential items and close the bag.
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22. TECHNIQUES OF USING
COMMUNITYBAG
6. Complete the procedure, place the used or dirty
articles separately and disinfect these articles with
proper method.
7. A separate bag can be used to carry these
instruments(Dirty/ Disinfected ).
8. Wash your hands at end of the procedure.
9. Return the articles to the bag.
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23. TECHNIQUES OF USING
COMMUNITYBAG
10. Record your service.
11. Close the bag immediately.
12. Fold used paper with used side inside.
13. Write a report immediately.
14. Inform your next visit.
15. Dispose waste bag or burn it.

24. IMPORTANT POINTS TO CONSIDER
WHILE USING COMMUNITY BAG
1. The bag should contain all the necessary articles,
supplies and equipments that will be used to answer
even emergency needs.
2. The bag and its contents should be cleaned very
often, the supplies replaced and ready for use
anytime.
3. The bag and its contents should be well protected
from contact with any article in the patient’s home.
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25. IMPORTANT POINTS TO CONSIDER
WHILE USING COMMUNITY BAG
4. Consider the bag and its contents clean and
sterile, while articles that belong to the patients
as dirty and contaminated.
5. The arrangement of the contents of the bag
should be the one most convenient to the user,
to facilitate efficiency and avoid confusion

26. SUMMARY
The public health bag is a
vehicle for nursing and the tools
needed for Community health
visit.