ICU Procedures: Essential Trays for Critical Care

ICU Orientation for Nurses and health care staff, outlining key critical care procedures and the specific trays used for them, including detailed instrument lists for various ICU trays. Intensive Care Unit Clients need specialized and Critical Care procedures; the specific trays used for them include tracheostomy, Surgical dressing, ICD, CVP,, IV cannulation, and Foley catheterization trays

Nursing and Health Care team members have Knowledge about ICU Procedures

This guide explains ICU Orientation and Essential trays used for Clinical and Nursing Procedures

ICD Insertion, Suturing and Suture Removal, Drain Removal, Arterial Line Insertion, Central Venous line Insertion,
Tracheostomy Tray, Sheath Removal, Foley catheterization, Minor Dressings,

To know the instruments in the trays and able to Understanding setting ICU Orientation and Various Tray’S in Intensive Care Unit,

ICU Orientation and Various Tray’S in Intensive Care Unit,

Various Procedures done in Intensive Care Unit

• ICD insertion
• Suturing and Suture removal,
• Drain removal
• Arterial Line insertion
• Central venous line insertion
• Tracheostomy
• Sheath removal
• Foley’s catheterization
• Minor dressings

Goals:-

• To introduce the group to various trays
• To keep them ready for use in sterile condition
• To make them know about the importance and preparation of trays
• To maintain the sterility of trays and handle them carefully.
• Making use of trays in all minor and major procedures.

List of various ICU trays

• Tracheostomy Tray,
• Dressing Tray,

ICD Tray:-

• Paediatric
• Adult,

CVP Tray:-

• Paediatric
• Adult,
• Suturing Tray,
• Intracath Tray,
• Foley’s Catheterization Tray

1. Tracheostomy Tray
Instrument List –

• Sponge holder 10”                              – 1
• Towel clips 5” – 4
• Straight artery 6”                                – 1
• Straight mosquito forceps 5”             – 2
• Artery Forceps 6”                               – 2
• Patient Angle Retractor7”                   – 2
• Suction Cannula C/LO 3                    – 1
• Double hook Retractor                      – 1
• Toothed dissecting Forceps 6”          – 1
• Plain dissecting forceps 5”                – 1
• Needle Holder 6”                               – 1
• S.S. bowels small                              – 1
• Mixter                                                 – 1
• B P Handle                                        – 1
• Curved mosquito. forceps 5”             – 2
• Kidney Tray (Small. Size)                 – 1

2.Dressing Tray :-

Instrument List

• Bowl                                                 – 1
• Gauze piece & Cotton Pads            – 4
• Glove Sterile,
• Artery forceps (straight) 6”              – 1
• Sterile Shunt / Drape
• Toothed disc Forceps 6”                 – 1
• Plain Disc forceps 5”                       – 1
• Curved scissors                              – 1
• sponge holder 10”                          – 1

• Cotton swabs

3.ICD Tray:-

There is no any change in list of instrument in adult and paediatric tray.
No of instruments are same, but in paediatric these instrument are small in size.

Adult I.C.D Tray:-

• Sponge holder 10”                               – 1
• Toothed dissecting forceps 8 ”            – 1
• B. P. Handle No. 3 – 1
• Curved artery forceps 6”                     – 1
• Steel Bowl – 1
• Kocher’s clamps – Big 12”                   – 1
• Small 8” – 1
• Needle holders 7”                               – 1

4. C. V. P. Tray

Instrument List

• Street Bowl (10”)                                 – 1
• Sponge Holder                                    – 1
• Towel Clips – 4
• Curved mosquitoes. (5”)                      – 2
• Needle Holders 7” – 1
• Toothed dissecting forceps 6”             – 1
• B. P. Handle 3.5” – 1
• Straight artery Forceps 6”                   – 1

5.Paediatric dressing Tray 

• Steel Bowl                                         – 1
• Sponge Holder (5”)                           – 1
• Towel clips – 4
• Curved mosquito. (5”)                       – 2
• Curved Artery Forceps (5”)               – 2
• Needle Holders 5”                            – 1
• Toothed dissecting forceps 4”          – 1
• B. P. Handle 3” – 1
• Straight Artery Forceps 5”               – 1

6. Intracath Tray

• Cotton swabs
• Cotton swabs with spirit
• Autoclaved gloves / sterile gloves
• Adhesive plaster
• Three-way Cannula
• IV set
• All sizes of Intra-cath
7. Foley’s Catheterization Tray
• Sterile catheter – straight / Foley’s
• Small bowl – 1
• Sponge holder 10” -1
• Cotton swabs
• Gauze pad
• Gauze piece
• A pair of gloves
• Sterile Water 10ml
• Kidney tray
• Xylocaine jelly
• Dressing towel and slit
• Syringe 10ml
• Urometer and Urobag with tubing
• Savalon
• Betadine

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