The hospital that I work for is interested in trialing a new central line dressing. I am looking for recommendations of which dressings to trial. If you are an RN that has a favorite central line dressing, please share the name. Our current dressing does not stay occlusive for 7 days. We are hoping to find one that has better staying properties. Thanks.
We have found at my hospital that using a skin prep pad makes all the difference in getting the dressing to last that full 7 days. We prep the skin everywhere we expect the Tegaderm to cover.
Totally agree. Skin prep is a trade name but there are many skin barrier solutions. INS Standards recommend there use to prevent medical adhesive related skin injury.
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
126 Main Street, PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861
We use this as well - any skin protectant. I also take the pad and once the dressing is in place, I go over the edge of the dressing and the skin and this also helps to seal the dressing down. Works well for warm weather and for pts. who perspire a lot.
Janine Pritchett, RN, BSN,
Nurse Manager
Option Care Home Infusion - Seattle Branch