We have purchased a single agent chlorhexidine gluconate scrub cloth. They are packaged sterile and are for surgical site prep. They say to scrub for 3 minutes on them. Is this the recommended scrub time for single agent chlorhexidine gluconate prep time for port insertion? We have a patient on Erbitux with a horrible rash from the alcohol in the chlora-prep.
Jan Hull, RN, BSN, CRNI
Samaritan Lebanon Community Hospital
Lynn Hadaway, M.Ed., RN, NPD-BC, CRNI
Lynn Hadaway Associates, Inc.
PO Box 10
Milner, GA 30257
Website http://www.hadawayassociates.com
Office Phone 770-358-7861
Cheryl Kelley RN BSN, VA-BC
New product recommended at Phoenix AVA conference by Marcia Ryder for pre procedure cleaning of skin--Also a recent article sited an ICU practice of daily CHG bathing using these clothes with impressive results
http://www.sageproducts.com/products/skin-prep.cfm
Robbin George RN VA-BC