breast care (procedure)
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BREAST CARE(PRECEDURE)
PRESENTED BY – M. MANJOT KAUR GILL
DEFINITION
Breast care is the process of cleaning the breast of mother that helps in maintaining hygiene and prevent from cross infection during feeding .
PURPOSES
To clean the breast.
To detect any abnormalities.
To stimulate milk ejection .
To prevent local infection.
To prevent breast complications.
INDICATIONS
Postnatal mothers.
Before and after breastfeeding.
Cracked nipple.
Pt. who are not able to take self care.
Nipple with unhygienic conditions.
PREPRATION OF ARTICLES
Screen
Mackintosh with towel.
A bowel with 2-3 cottons.
A bowel with boiled and cool cotton swabs.(12-15)
A bowel with dry gauze pieces.(12-15)
Kidney tray/Paper bag
Nursing records.
STEPS OF PROCEDURES.
Arrange all articles .
Explain the procedure to the mother about benefit of breast care.
Provide screen for privacy.
Provide comfortable position to the mother preferable sitting position.
Spread the mackintosh with towel over the lap of the mother.
Wash hand
Stand on the right side of the mother whole giving care.
Expose both the Brest firth and check symmetry.
Inspect the Breast for size and any abnormality.
-Inverted nipple
-Cracked nipple.
-Retracted nipples
-Any sign of infection
Palpate the breast from superficial to deep for tenderness, pain, tumors, exaggerated lymph nodes, etc
Squeeze the breast and observe the secretions.
Clean the secretion with the pad and throw In paper bag.
Take the cotton swab and squeeze excess water holding the tail and keeping above the hand.
Clean the breast in the following order—nipple-primary areola-secondary areola- total breast –lower crease-axilla.
Dry the breast with gauze pieces following the same order.
Cover the further breast exposing the near one.
Inspect, palpate and squeeze in the previous manner.
Assist the mother to do hand wash for return demonstration.
Assist the mother to clean the breast in same manner.
Put the baby on to the breast.
Make the mother and baby comfortable after care.
Record any abnormal findings.
SUMMARIZATION
Definition
Purposes
Indications
Articles
Steps of procedure
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Ghai, sandhya .(2018) clinical nursing procedures. New Delhi: satish kumar. Pp.613-616.
Dharitri, swain.(2017) obstetrics nursing procedure manual. New Delhi: jappee brothers. Pp. 158--159.
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