disinfect Safety needle

[cginhh]

Hi. Everyone,

At hospital, we use safety huber needle called SAFESTEP (BARD)

I would like to ask how to disinfect the insertion site if we don't have CHG sponge.

and it has a small sheetmetal cover the insertion site, how to inspect the insertion site ?

I would appreciate if you could answer my questions.

[IVRUS, BSN, RN]

Hi. Everyone,

At hospital, we use safety huber needle called SAFESTEP (BARD)

I would like to ask how to disinfect the insertion site if we don't have CHG sponge.

and it has a small sheetmetal cover the insertion site, how to inspect the insertion site ?

I would appreciate if you could answer my questions.

If your organization doesn't carry CHG or chloraprep for skin cleansing, then what does it use??? Alcohol and betadine? This should be spelled out in your policies and procedures. Also, I really am at a loss with your comment saying the site is covered with "sheetmetal" What in the world is that???

Now perhaps the site has a biopatch around the needle itself, then this is a CHG sponge designed to prevent line infections. Can you find a pic online and post it that would help to explain what you mean?

[ohiobobcat]

I would refer to your facility's policy and procedures manual for instructions on how to cleanse a port-a-cath site. We could tell you what to do here, but what we say is not worth anything if you aren't following policy at your facility.