Does your hospital use disposable blood pressure cuffs?

[klone, MSN, RN]

Does the research support using disposable cuffs in the absence of infectious disease like MRSA?

[AceOfHearts<3]

We use them. Technically our disinfectant wipes take 3 minutes to fully disinfect a surface and the surface has to be wet for the full 3 minutes. I did clinical in a place with reusable ones and you can't tell me they were thoroughly cleaned every time between patients- that Velcro area is almost impossible to clean. To me not cleaning the BP cuff is like not performing hand hygiene. I think it'll be interesting to hear what others chime in with.

[Sour Lemon]

Does the research support using disposable cuffs in the absence of infectious disease like MRSA?

Yes, every patient has their own cuff. I absolutely love it. I've never worked in a hospital that did it that way before now.

[Cat365]

We use them, except when taking manual blood pressures. They don't connect to that machine.

One of our neighboring hospitals also has vitals machines in every room. I wish we would do that too. I worry that the pulse ox doesn't get wiped down between rooms. Also, all of the carts rattle going down the hallway and since I work nights I feel like I'm waking everyone up when I start vitals.

[LessValuableNinja]

There is a very large distinction between "in the absence of" and "without confirmation of." Which do you mean?

[VampyrSlayer, CNA]

I work in the ED. We use disposable BP cuffs on traumas.

[klone, MSN, RN]

I work in the ED. We use disposable BP cuffs on traumas.

Just the cases that are bloody? Not all of them?

[NICUismylife, ADN, BSN, RN]

Yes, we use disposable cuffs on every patient.

[Guest219794]

We not only use them, we re-use them.

Yup.