Patient hygiene

SCA, a global hygiene company and the maker of TENA® incontinence products, announces the launch of the new TENA® Bathing Glove, the first pre-moistened, disposable bath glove available in the U.S. to home caregivers and professionals in...

In clinical practice, patients who are awake often comment that cold surgical skin disinfectant is unpleasant. This is not only a problem of patients’ experience; heat loss during the disinfection process is a problem that can result in...

Daily bathing of pediatric patients with disposable cloths containing 2 percent chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) reduced central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) by 59 percent and saved approximately $300,000 in one hospital over a...

One of the most talked-about issues at last year's IDWeek conference was patient bathing with chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG). The topic was included in a session called "Thorny Issues in Infection Prevention" in which panelists described practical...

New research shows vulnerable patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) who received enhanced oral care from a dentist were at significantly less risk for developing a lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI), like ventilator-associated pneumonia...

In the first study of its kind, Barbara Quinn RN, MSN, CNS, a clinical nurse specialist at Sutter General Hospital and her dedicated team at Sutter Medical Center in Sacramento, Calif., sought to identify the incidence of NV-HAP and determine the...