njoplin

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1. [So] My hospital has banned disposable wipes...

   njoplin replied to Thunda's topic in General Nursing

   The wipes are "flushable" but they don't dissolve and they clog the pipes everytime. Toilet paper is flushable, but if you flush too much it will clog the system. Nurses at my facility are wading up about 10 of these wipes and putting them in the s...

2. [So] My hospital has banned disposable wipes...

   njoplin replied to Thunda's topic in General Nursing

   The problem isn't that it clogs a single toilet from time to time. These "nonflushable" wipes are clogging entire sewer systems. I work in facilities management and my hospital has had 2 floors flooded multiple times because of these wipes. I had ...