I need to hear from those of you who are using the Site Scrub hub cleansers and are using the IV pole dispensers. Are you changing the dispenser between patients? If not, how are you cleaning the dispenser? I am assuming that since it is cardboard, they will need to be tossed when a patient is discharged. Just want to know if anyone has come up with another idea. Thanks!
Seems un-necessary to me as each site scrub is individually packaged as sterile container. Are you throwing out all the boxes of gloves in the room, how about everything located in a cart or shelf..i.e. sealed O2 tubing? Would you throw out all alcohol wipes found in a supply drawer in the room? If a product is in a sterile container it remains sterile until some environmental condition renders it non-sterile, or it expires. I would love to hear a infection control nurse opinion on this!
Stephen Harris RN, CRNI, VA-BC
Chief Clinical Officer
Carolina Vascular Wellness