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Cord Care

This document appears to be an evaluation tool for assessing cord care skills. It contains 20 items for evaluating procedures like washing hands, exposing and cleaning the umbilical stump, using alcohol and cotton, and describing aftercare. For each item, the evaluator marks the person as skilled or unskilled and provides remarks. The total score is out of 20, with a perfect score being 100%. It is signed by a clinical instructor after assessment.

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Cord Care

This document appears to be an evaluation tool for assessing cord care skills. It contains 20 items for evaluating procedures like washing hands, exposing and cleaning the umbilical stump, using alcohol and cotton, and describing aftercare. For each item, the evaluator marks the person as skilled or unskilled and provides remarks. The total score is out of 20, with a perfect score being 100%. It is signed by a clinical instructor after assessment.

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CORD CARE

EVALUATION TOOL

NAME:

YEAR & SECTION: SCORE

INSTRUCTION:
1 0 REMARKS
Mark the appropriate column
1. Able to state the objectives of the procedures

2. Wash hands

3. Assemble all equipment needed

4. Expose the umbilical stump

5. Cover genitalia or circumcised area with baby’s layette

6. Drop 70% Isopropyl/ Refine alcohol to the baby’s layette

7. Able to give rationale why 70% Isopropyl alcohol or refined alcohol is use for cord care

8. Soak sterile cotton pledget or sterile cotton buds with 70% isopropyl alcohol
Able to give rationale why sterile cotton pledget or sterile cotton buds is used for
9.
cleaning
Clean umbilicus with sterile cotton pledget or sterile cotton buds in circular motion or
10.
rotary motion from inner to outer portion of the cord
11. Able to give rationale why umbilical stump is cleaned using circular or rotary motion

12. Discard used cotton pledget or cotton bud is waste receptacle /kidney basin
Drop refined or 70% isopropyl alcohol or refined alcohol to the umbilicus by avoiding
13.
dripping of solution to the genitalia or circumcision area
Able to give rationale for covering and avoiding dripping of alcohol to the genitalia or
14.
circumcised area
15. Dry the umbilical cord by open dressing
Able to give rationale for not covering umbilical stump right after cord care has been
16.
performed
17. Remove the cord clamp after 48 hours

18. Able to describe the condition of the umbilical cord after procedure

19. Do aftercare

20. Wash hands

TOTAL

PERFECT SCORE: 20 = 100%

________________________________
CI’s Signature over printed name
LEGEND:
1 SKILLED
0 UNSKILLED
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