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Checklist For Suppository: S.No Content Demo Return Demo Practice 1 Practice 2 Purpose

This document provides a checklist for administering a suppository. It outlines 6 steps: 1) the purposes of a suppository, 2) preparation of necessary articles, 3) preliminary patient assessment, 4) the procedure steps for administering the suppository, 5) aftercare instructions, and 6) recording and reporting requirements. The procedure section details explaining the process to the patient, positioning them, inserting the suppository, having them retain it for 15-20 minutes, and monitoring afterwards.

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Checklist For Suppository: S.No Content Demo Return Demo Practice 1 Practice 2 Purpose

This document provides a checklist for administering a suppository. It outlines 6 steps: 1) the purposes of a suppository, 2) preparation of necessary articles, 3) preliminary patient assessment, 4) the procedure steps for administering the suppository, 5) aftercare instructions, and 6) recording and reporting requirements. The procedure section details explaining the process to the patient, positioning them, inserting the suppository, having them retain it for 15-20 minutes, and monitoring afterwards.

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CHECKLIST FOR SUPPOSITORY

S.NO CONTENT DEMO RETURN PRACTICE PRACTICE


DEMO 1 2

1 PURPOSE
 To stimulate defecation
 To treat constipation.
 To relieve gaseous distension.
 To introduce peristalsis
 To reduce temperature
2 PREPARATION OF ARTICLES –
 Suppository
 Mackintosh and towel
 Kidney tray and paper bag
 Bed pan
 Screen
 Gloves
3 PRELIMINARY ASSESMENT
 Check the diagnosis
 Check the date and time of surgery
 Check the nature of enema ordered
 Check for any lesions in rectal or perineal area
4 PROCEDURE
PREPROCEDURAL STEPS:
 Explain the procedure to the child according to his
level of understanding if old enough if not, then to
parents
 Put on the curtains/ screen.
 Place mackintosh and towel under patient’s buttock
 Keep bed pan under the bed
 Position the patient in comfortable position usually
in left lateral position.
 Perform hand hygiene. Wear gloves
INTRAPROCEDURAL STEPS:
 Remove the suppository from its package and hold it
in right hand between two fingers.
 Separate the buttocks with the left hand and insert
the suppository into the anus.
 Once it has passed the external sphincter, advance it
beyond the internal sphincter, pushing it with index
finger and in infants with little finger.
 Patient should be instructed to retain the
suppository as long as it is comfortable for about 15
-20 minutes.
 Provide the patient with bedpan. If the child is old
enough to go to bathroom, assist him/her onto
bathroom.
 Remove and discard the gloves. And perform hand
hygiene.
5 AFTER CARE:
 Take all the articles to the utility room and discard
the waste, clean the articles and store it in proper
place.
 Wash hands.
 Return to patient and evaluate patient’s condition.
 Send the specimen if any to the laboratory.
6 RECORDING AND REPORTING:
 Record the type of suppository given, time of
administration and characteristics of results.
 Report if the patient fails to defecate to the
physician.

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