New hospital gown design
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6Apr 10, '13 by NRSKarenRN AdminHospital debuts patient gown with more coverage
Henry Ford hospital has a new patient gown that aims to offer a little more style, comfort and - perhaps most importantly - rear coverage for patients. Get the Hottest Nursing Topics Straight to Your Inbox!
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6Apr 10, '13 by PalmHarborMomThe best gown that I have had to wear had 3 arm holes. Put your arms through 2 of them, then bring the other one around the backside. It provided full coverage with no ties and had snaps at the shoulders to accommodate for IV's. It worked great!!! Now there would be an issue for obese patients but that will happen with any gown.
Right now, at the hospital I am doing clinicals at.... I have had the patients put on 2 gowns. One with the ties in the back tied, then other with the ties in the from not tied. It's kinda like wearing a house coat. Our male patients don't seem to care too much about flapping in the breeze but our women normally want more coverage. (could just be our hospital (VA hospital)) -
1Apr 10, '13 by madwife2002 Asst. AdminHospital gowns whilst they are a necessity are extremely uglyVivaLasViejas likes this. -
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1Apr 10, '13 by BlueDevilNCThanks for sharing. A former professor of mine also has a team working on redesigning the hospital gown. I'll have to pass this along to her.
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0Apr 10, '13 by VespertinasComfy Style: Henry Ford Health System Unveils New Patient Gown (w/video)
This gave me a better understanding of its construction. I was especially concerned about easy of removal with IVs but this video reveals a bit more.
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0Apr 10, '13 by PediLove2147I actually wouldn't mind those making their way to my hospital. Might save us on laundry too since we use 2 for every patient anyways, doing what PalmHarborMom does. -
1Apr 10, '13 by MBARNBSN GuideQuote from NRSKarenRNYEAH! Is it disposable too? Actually I cannot wait to see changes like this across the spectrum. It will reduce the number of mooning incidents by those who are not alert enough to care.Henry Ford hospital has a new patient gown.... perhaps most importantly - rear coverage for patients.
Also, it just dawned on me that one day we will be nurses who report to younger nurses that we used to have to hold the back of the gowns closed while steading the patient with one hand as we carried everything else to include pushing the IV poles with medications and pumps in the other. Just working as a nurse as technology improves is making us older!missladyrn likes this. -
2Apr 10, '13 by dah dohSeems ok for ambulatory patients, but how would it work for bed-bound patients?sapphire18 and Syrenia like this. - 2Apr 10, '13 by PalmHarborMomI do see the gown posted being an issue for incontinent/ bed bound patients. It is much easier to clean up a soiled patient if their gown is not underneath them. But then again, those are not the patients that have an issue with the back being open so there would still be a need for the open back gowns.sapphire18 and SuperMeghan91 like this.
