Chloraprep for foley insertion?

[kguill975]

I usually try to mind my own business because the last thing I want to be known for is being that NP that thinks she knows everything, but I was blown away yesterday when I saw an OR nurse use chloraprep for foley insertion on a female. Now, I don't know everything, but having been a scrub tech, then OR nurse, and now Surgical NP, I've never seen it done before. When I spoke up about it, I was told they use it all the time. The only instance I've seen alcohol used directly on genitalia/mucous membranes is on penile prosthesis insertions, only because of the infection risk. Do any of you use chloraprep or duraprep or any other alcohol based products for foley insertion?

[NSims003]

I am interested in finding out has anyone used cholorhexidine to provide catheter care/and or alcohol swabs in cleaning the plastic tubing outside the labia during foley care? Asked an educator and she could necessarily find an issue with using alcohol swabs on the external foley catheter for tubing line but she was not exactly sure were to point me for a definite answer.