 For years, basinless bathing has been used to clean patients as well as soap and water, while reducing opportunities to recontaminate skin.1 Now prepackaged bathing is helping facilities meet important patient safety initiatives from IHI and Joint Commision,2,3 while also addressing CMS reimbursement mandates.4
This education section will help you address patient skin integrity issues, from eliminating potential bath water contamination to empowering all levels of staff to observe and report skin changes during daily bathing.
These unique tools will help you assess current clinical practice, educate staff, customize and implement an evidence-based protocol, complete a performance improvement plan, and track progress on everything from skin breakdown, to staff compliance, to costs. |
