What Cleansing Wipes are Best for use on skin?
Patient care needs to be held to the highest standards in healthcare and offering exceptional care services should be supported by effective products. Not only do cleansing wipes, or patient wipes as they are often referred to, need to be suitable for bathing and cleansing patients, but they should also be dermatologically tested. This ensures the wipes are safe to use on a person’s skin without any risk of skin irritation.
Why are body wipes used in the healthcare industry?
Patient hygiene is a core nursing responsibility and having the best products available will make cleanliness tasks more efficient and effective. Skin wipes have been developed specifically to meet the needs of the healthcare industry by professional teams that understands patient and staff requirements and expectations.
Patient and resident hygiene isn’t solely focused on preventing HCAIs and reducing the risk of cross-contamination; quality patient-centred care is closely linked to recovery and health outcomes.
For some patients, a bed bath is sometimes the only bathing option, and body wipes have become a fundamental part of the bathing process in hospitals and care homes. Good infection control practice dictates using disposable dry wipes and a bowl of water (changed regularly) or the use of moist impregnated wipes that are disposed of immediately after use.
Encouraging and facilitating hand hygiene is also a key part of cleanliness for staff and patients (especially since the COVID-19 pandemic began), and packaged moist wipes are an accessible and easy way to reduce the spread of germs.
For every environment, from ICUs to residential homes, patient wipes offer a hygiene solution that is simple, soothing, and safe — three fundamental benefits that support both staff and patients.
Why should a cleansing wipes rather than a disinfectant wipe be used?
The availability of cleansing wipes in healthcare settings can help nurses and carers meet challenging new cleanliness standards and the Matron's Charter.
Additionally, any cleansing wipes range should be kind to the skin and soothes during and after the cleansing process for the highest quality of patient satisfaction and care. Disinfectant wipes contain an active ingredient for disinfecting purposes and therefore, although some are ok to use on skin, will not offer the same soothing or moisturising effects. Some common attributes to a quality cleansing wipe are:
• Remain strong when wet
• Thick but soft material
• Large wipe size
• Biodegradable
• Dry wipes are extremely absorbent
• Available in a handy pouch or tub size
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