Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
If things don't change around here...
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Hound dog" data-source="post: 511167" data-attributes="member: 84"><p>I may be wrong, but many of the hospital hand sanitizers are based in alcohol, which <strong>do</strong> take care of many viruses. BUT even they still recommend hand washing as much as possible because they're beginning to discover that the hand sanitizers are really good, they don't always do the trick. They're recommended when you've not really done any "dirty" patient care......like say you went in to give a shot or do vitals ect as opposed to changing a dressing or whatnot. Those sanitizers are really tough on the skin too after just a short while.</p><p></p><p>in my opinion these sanitizers have made people lazy, including medication professionals and docs are worse than most. First time through nursing school I was taught the old way, wash wash wash wash then wash again. It was so drummed into my head, that I'm still that way. I won't use those sanitizers in a medical setting.....unless forced to do so, and sometimes I was because there was no other way to wash!! Stupid facility removed it! (now how dumb is that??) I've had people get irritated with me for doing so saying I was slowing down routine. I am? So what? At least I'm not cross contaminating my patients. ugh</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hound dog, post: 511167, member: 84"] I may be wrong, but many of the hospital hand sanitizers are based in alcohol, which [B]do[/B] take care of many viruses. BUT even they still recommend hand washing as much as possible because they're beginning to discover that the hand sanitizers are really good, they don't always do the trick. They're recommended when you've not really done any "dirty" patient care......like say you went in to give a shot or do vitals ect as opposed to changing a dressing or whatnot. Those sanitizers are really tough on the skin too after just a short while. in my opinion these sanitizers have made people lazy, including medication professionals and docs are worse than most. First time through nursing school I was taught the old way, wash wash wash wash then wash again. It was so drummed into my head, that I'm still that way. I won't use those sanitizers in a medical setting.....unless forced to do so, and sometimes I was because there was no other way to wash!! Stupid facility removed it! (now how dumb is that??) I've had people get irritated with me for doing so saying I was slowing down routine. I am? So what? At least I'm not cross contaminating my patients. ugh [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
If things don't change around here...
Top