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A LITTLE DAB WILL DO Alcohol-based hand sanitizer subverts a sticky situation.
Faith
True,
MBA,
BSN,
RN-NE-BC,
CNOR,
CGRN,
CIC,
CHL
OUCHLESS OPTION
Hand Sanitizer Helps to Ease Off Adhesive Tape
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ou can use alcohol-based hand sanitizing foam or gel to remove
tape from patients' skin painlessly and without skin tears. For
paper tape, apply the foam or gel right on top: It will soak
through to allow easy removal. For other types of tape, pull up a small
corner, then rub the sanitizer back and forth on the skin between the
tape and the skin, where it's still sticking, to release the adhesive. This
not only avoids the pain associated with pulling tape off of skin and
hair, it also ensures that your patients' skin at the IV or dressing site is
clean and germ-free! Kids and adults alike love this method of ouch-
free tape removal, and always thank me for not ripping the tape off.
Faith True, MBA, BSN, RN-NE-BC, CNOR, CGRN, CIC, CHL
SoutheastHEALTH
Cape Girardeau, Mo.
ftrue@sehealth.org
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