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SKILL 9-19

Caring for a Patient in Skeletal Traction (Continued)

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12. Provide pin site care.
    a. Using sterile technique, open the applicator package
    and pour the cleansing agent into the sterile container.
    b. Put on the sterile gloves.
    c. Place the applicators into the solution.
    d.Clean the pin site starting at the insertion area and
    working outward, away from the pin site.
    e.Use each applicator once. Use a new applicator for
    each pin site.


13. Depending on physician order and facility policy, apply the
    antimicrobial ointment to pin sites and apply a dressing.


14. Remove gloves and any other PPE, if used. Perform hand
    hygiene.


15. Perform range-of-motion exercises on all joint areas, unless
    contraindicated. Encourage the patient to cough and deep
    breathe every 2 hours.

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