Swab CNS (Culture and Sensitivity)

CNS swab is for know the development disease or feedback from treatment. It is also to identify the microorganism potentially causing infection and the antibiotic to which the sensitivity. The procedure for swab CNS such as prepares the equipment, step to take the specimen using CNS swab and documentation.
Firstly, prepare the equipment to take the specimen, rib swab sterile, bottle specimen with culture and sensitivity, charcoal swab, book report for specimen, mask and glove.
Secondly, the step to take the specimen using CNS swab, do dressing at wound with aseptic technique. Loose the rib swab sterile and swab the wound with circle and then put the rib swab that have the specimen into the bottle specimen without touch area of bottle that it because to prevent contaminated for the specimen. The step for the deep wound are open the sterile kidney dish and put under the wound, syringe out the normal 20ml and start irrigate the wound, get the CNS swab to take the specimen and then continue the irrigate wound until clean.
Lastly, do the documentation about time, date and fill the specimen form before send the specimen to laboratory. The documentation is important that can give the result accurately. Complete the documentation with the right information. Record the specimen into the book report for that specimen.
In my conclusion, swab CNS that must do before do dressing; it can be to identify the microorganism in the wound to identify the type therapy of the wound.