03
Sep
Position For Vaginal Exam. Press down on areas of the lower stomach to feel the organs from the outside help you get in position for the speculum exam. There is another examination position that is rarely used in the united states the sims position using a sims speculum although described and invented by the american surgeon dr. Warn the patient you are going to examine the vagina and ask if they re still ok for you to do so. If the patient consents to the continuation of the examination.
Warn the patient you are going to examine the vagina and ask if they re still ok for you to do so. Lubricate the gloved index and middle fingers of your dominant hand. Carefully separate the labia using the thumb and index finger of your non dominant hand. Touch speculum onto patient s thigh to see if temperature appropriate then insert speculum at slight angle into vagina above finger and rotate to level position as it s inserted important. Insert speculum all the way before opening. Press down on areas of the lower stomach to feel the organs from the outside help you get in position for the speculum exam.
Lubricate the gloved index and middle fingers of your dominant hand.
If the patient consents to the continuation of the examination. You may be asked to slide down to the end of the table ask you to. Insert speculum all the way before opening. If the patient consents to the continuation of the examination. Carefully separate the labia using the thumb and index finger of your non dominant hand. There is another examination position that is rarely used in the united states the sims position using a sims speculum although described and invented by the american surgeon dr.