texasrn71

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.

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 washcloths in a basin and don't put a used washcloth back into the basin, the basin will not get contaminated. I think the real reason the wipes have gained popularity is because of their convenience! Have we gotten that lazy as clinicians? But if the manufacturer states not to be used as a daily skin cleanser - aren't we all in the wrong for using them that way?

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

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 remains on the skin. It's no wonder the wipe didn't perform better than soap and water!

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 do they get wiped down with a CHG wipe? I've tried to talk to our managers about this but I haven't gotten anywhere. If you read the back of the package of the Sage wipe, it says that it is not intended for daily patient bathing. Is anybody else using these? My patients are left sticky and gross...how is that good for preventing infection?