Double Briefing

Nurses General Nursing

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So I've been hearing a lot about this lately and I have searched and searched to find state regulations or codes or laws or anything that says in black and white "double briefing is illegal".... And I'm still empty handed. It's been a fighting subject at my current place of employment and I'm just curious, is it illegal to put two briefs on residents that urinate excessively? or is it just morally wrong...

Specializes in CENA.
On 11/29/2016 at 11:57 PM, jwolansk said:

I have never considered if this is illegal. I work in LTC and we have pads we put inside their briefs. How is that different than two briefs? I always do rounds every 2 hours and turn/reposition. So I am wondering if they are still at risk for the breakdown and infections is they are being taken care of on time?

 

On 11/13/2017 at 3:23 AM, applewhitern said:

We don't even use briefs, we use diapers. Every patient gets 2 incontinent pads placed underneath them, then a diaper. This is a hospital, so we also use a draw sheet to pull patients with. Draw sheet, 2 disposable incontinent pads, diaper. Rarely have a problem with over-achievers (big wetters!)

wake up! briefs are diapers! smh double briefing is cruel and neglect, it is knocking on the door of being abuse as well. you must not have ever been a CENA huh? double briefing is a sign of pure laziness! no excuse for that regardless if you are busy or not!

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Specializes in CENA.
On 11/30/2016 at 9:12 PM, ComeTogether said:

It's considered one of the seven types of abuse - neglect. Patients who are incontinent need to be changed and cleaned ASAP, and a barrier cream re-applied, in many cases. If the two briefs are because the patient is an exceptionally heavy wetter, thats a different story, but would need to be brought up to the nurse who could come up with a plan, etc.

different story or not, heavy or not a heavy wetter, 1 BRIEF ONLY! anyone that sides with double briefing need to find another job because it is pure laziness and cruel and neglect and more! 

Specializes in Transitional Nursing.
17 minutes ago, Laura Timmons said:

different story or not, heavy or not a heavy wetter, 1 BRIEF ONLY! anyone that sides with double briefing need to find another job because it is pure laziness and cruel and neglect and more! 

Right.  Im talking about the peeps on 80mg of Lasix who still get changed q2 or more but will literally float away if they don't have something to absorb when the floodgates open. Side by side, not one on top of the other.  

 To be fair, it's probably the type of brief that is the issue in these cases, my current facility has the appropriate sizes but I've had to maguiver a time or two when I worked agency. 

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