Skill Checklists for Taylor's Clinical Nursing Skills: A Nursing Process Approach

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SKILL 14-15

Using a Handheld Resuscitation

Bag and Mask (Continued)

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11. Deliver the breaths with the patient’s own inspiratory
    effort, if present. Avoid delivering breaths when the patient
    exhales. Deliver one breath every 5 seconds, if patient’s own
    respiratory drive is absent. Continue delivering breaths until
    patient’s drive returns or until patient is intubated and
    attached to mechanical ventilation.


12. Dispose of equipment appropriately.


13. Remove face shield or goggles and mask. Remove gloves
    and additional PPE, if used. Perform hand hygiene.

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