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1. Patient bathing

   texasrn71 replied to texasrn71's topic in General Nursing

   How awful! Definitely better to go into surgery with intact skin! Was it a generic CHG or Hibiclens in the teal bottle? At my other hospital where we used Hibiclens, I never saw a patient have a reaction to it.

2. Patient bathing

   texasrn71 replied to texasrn71's topic in General Nursing

   Right? I thought there had to be basin liners out there! If not, why not just use a small trash can liner? The only reason basins become contaminated is because the user is not using proper clean to contaminated technique. If you get enough washcloth...

3. Patient bathing

   texasrn71 replied to texasrn71's topic in General Nursing

   Our patients deserve better :/ Whatever happened to old-school nursing? We need to bathe our patients not just wipe them down with glorified hand sanitizer

4. Patient bathing

   texasrn71 replied to texasrn71's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, Okami! Interesting article...I did notice thought that the CHG product that they used was the Sage wipe though which is 2% CHG. Other products are 4% CHG like Hibiclens. Also, with the Sage wipe, you're not rinsing anything away, all the gunk...

5. Patient bathing

   texasrn71 posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hey fellow RNs...what are you doing in your hospitals to bathe your patients? I know patients that can bathe themselves can take a shower on their own....but what about bed-ridden patients that need a bed bath...do they get a soap and water bath or d...