Nasal Oral Care Antiseptics Cleansing Kit

Abstract

A patient cleaning kit having a package; an insert within the package, the insert and the package forming a first cavity and a second cavity; a cover coupled to the package, the cover and the package together enveloping the insert; a premoistened nasal swab within the first cavity; an oral swab within the second cavity; a toothbrush within the second cavity; and a bottle of germicidal solution within the package.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A patient cleaning kit comprising:
 a package;   an insert within the package, the insert and the package forming a first cavity and a second cavity;   a cover coupled to the package, the cover and the package together enveloping the insert;   a premoistened nasal swab within the first cavity;   an oral swab within the second cavity;   a toothbrush within the second cavity; and   a bottle of germicidal solution within the package.   
     
     
         2 . The patient cleaning kit of  claim 1  comprising:
 a medicine cup within the package. 
 
     
     
         3 . The patient cleaning kit of  claim 1  comprising:
 printed matter within the package. 
 
     
     
         4 . The patient cleaning kit of  claim 3  wherein said printed matter is printed on a panel of the insert. 
     
     
         5 . The patient cleaning kit of  claim 1  wherein said first cavity and said second cavity are separated by a divider portion of the insert. 
     
     
         6 . The patient cleaning kit of  claim 5  wherein said insert further comprises a first floor portion of the insert, wherein the first floor portion is within the first cavity beneath the premoistened nasal swab. 
     
     
         7 . The patient cleaning kit of  claim 6  wherein said insert further comprises a second floor portion of the insert, wherein the second floor portion is within the second cavity. 
     
     
         8 . The patient cleaning kit of  claim 7  wherein said second floor portion is beneath the bottle of germicidal solution. 
     
     
         9 . The patient cleaning kit of  claim 7  wherein said second floor portion is beneath said toothbrush. 
     
     
         10 . The patient cleaning kit of  claim 5  wherein said insert further comprises a floor portion of the insert, wherein the floor portion is within the second cavity. 
     
     
         11 . The patient cleaning kit of  claim 1  wherein said bottle of germicidal solution is a bottle of chlorohexidine gluconate. 
     
     
         12 . The patient cleaning kit of  claim 1  further comprising another premoistened nasal swab within the first cavity. 
     
     
         13 . A method of patient care comprising:
 opening a package;   removing a first nasal swab from a first cavity defined by the package and an insert;   cleaning a first nostril of a patient with the first nasal swab;   removing a second nasal swab from the first cavity;   cleaning a second nostril of the patient with the second nasal swab;   removing a bottle of germicidal solution from the package;   removing an amount of the germicidal solution from the bottle of germicidal solution;   removing an oral swab from a second cavity defined by the package and the insert;   dispensing a portion of the germicidal solution onto the oral swab; and   cleaning a mouth of the patient with the oral swab.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising:
 removing a toothbrush from the second cavity defined by the package and the insert; 
 dispensing another portion of the germicidal solution onto the toothbrush; 
 cleaning the mouth of the patient with the toothbrush. 
 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13  wherein said removing said amount of said germicidal solution comprises removing an amount of chlorohexidine gluconate. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising:
 removing a wrapper from the first nasal swab, wherein the first nasal swab is a premoistened nasal swab; and 
 removing another wrapper from said second nasal swab, wherein the second nasal swab is another premoistened nasal swab. 
 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising displaying printed instructions. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 13  wherein said displaying said printed instructions further comprises displaying said printed instructions by removing a cover from the package when opening said package. 
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 13  further comprising lifting said insert, wherein said lifting said insert raises a floor portion of the insert. 
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 13  wherein said removing of said bottle of germicidal solution comprises removing said bottle of germicidal solution from a slot in said insert, wherein said slot secures said bottle of germicidal solution until said bottle of germicidal solution is removed.