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Slipper Socks question

Weird question - but when is the right time to get slipper socks on a patient after they get out of the shower? I work with OT/PT inpatients (mostly hip surgery, lower back surgeries etc) Most of them have a walker. We have seats in the shower but can't really put them on in there or they will get wet. Do I let them walk all the way to the bed without anything on their feet?

Thank you!

(Can you tell I'm new to all this! :D)

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    Place a towel on the floor, then dry the pt's feet. Make sure you dry between toes. Then put the socks on. NO BARE FEET on hospital floors if possible!

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    Great idea! Common sense, but I never thought about it. Thank you so much.

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    I agree with the poster above, dry the floor as best you can and then put them on. Slipper socks should definitely be on in the hallways/rooms at all times, not only as a safety issue, but I shudder to think of the things that have been on those hallway carpets at my facility. I personally wouldn't want to walk on them barefoot! lol :D

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    bare feet on hospital floors increases the risk of falls, not to mention it is GROSS....imagine all of those germs that are now on your patient's feet :eek:

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    I dry the floor and sing "The Twist" while doing it. My residents get a kick out of seeing me make a fool of myself :smokin:

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