shaving cream for peri care???

[mel1977]

I work in a private rehab hospital which is funded pretty well and we have most items we need for patient care. I was in a hospital today, doing my second to last day of clinicals (graduate Thursday from LPN ) that depends soley on donations for patients' care so they do not have wipes, no rinse soap or periwash. All they have are washclothes and SHAVING CREAM. I just wandered if this was a common practice. I mean, it does smell pretty good and the LPN I followed today said it was good for their skin and did cleanse it. I have never had to worry about using that for my patients-is there any reason we should NOT use shaving cream if we have nothing else????

[truern]

We do have wipes, wash, etc but keep some shaving cream around for those patients that need a little something "extra" to smell clean. If its safe enough for faces I don't see why bottoms would be a problem

[steelydanfan]

I don't know about pericare, but every CNA I've ever worked with swears by shaving cream as a skin cleanser for pt's with persistant underarm odor.

There's no reason I can see why it CAN'T be used for peri care; i'ts an emollient, and has cleansing and degreasing properties. Just be sure to rinse well.

[fusster]

You might want to try a search on this. I recall a similar thread on this. The thread is "shaving cream to clean dirty butts??". There were many replies, so it should be helpful.

[Otessa, BSN, RN]

I have used shaving cream and lotion for peri care-especially after BM's-wipes nice and clean and protects the skin and smells good too (been using this combo for the past 18 years as a CNA and then an RN)

[sharann, BSN, RN]

I learned something new here again. great tip!

[emllpn2006]

I have never personally used shaving cream but I have heard some swear by it. I have heard that it is great to get rid of odors.

[boggle, ASN, RN]

I've used shaving cream when bathing really stinky feet, but never heard of using it for peri care. Just be VERY careful around non intact skin and between labia. Shaving cream can cause stinging/ burning feeling when in contact with mucous membranes.

[Larry77, RN]

Funny haven't thought about this in long long time...when I was a CNA in the nursing homes around '94 was the only way we did peri-care...we didn't have wipes just the ol' wash clothes and cans of cheap shaving cream...but yes watch out for labia and open sores...usually some alcohol in those creams...ouch!

[all4schwa]

you can also use it for dried on poo, on the bottom or elsewhere, just foam the area and let it sit, wipe off.

also, did you know that periwash spray cleans glasses in a flash? better than windex!

[jem1013]

i've used shaving cream and lotion for peri care, especially for dried bm, or lots of hair, it works a lot beter than peri-spray and helps with the odor too!

[mel1977]

WOW, thanks for the input! Amazing the things we can come up with!!!!