Listen up Nurses!
We’ve compiled 10 extremely useful hacks for anyone who works in healthcare.
Enjoy and make sure to put these to good use.
- Use shaving cream to break up incontinence from the skin. Works great and smells great.
- For NG tube placement: tie a loose knot at the end of the tube, then put it in a glass of ice-cold water for several minutes. Untie the knot, and it becomes more flexible when inserting the tube.
- Put peppermint oil drops in the toilet for a patient who is unable to pee. It works wonders for new Mothers on L&D!
- Keep a biohazard bag in the bedside commode and just change out the bag instead of scrubbing the bucket.
- If you cut a slit in the middle of mesh panties, it can be worn like a sports bra to hold bandages on the chest.
- Cut a foley cath and use it as a drinking straw for patients after jaw surgery, like wisdom teeth removal.
- When cleaning out PEGs and changing dressings, if redness or irritation was present, rubbing some Mylanta with a Q tip will clear it right up.
- Wrap a diaper around a pediatric IV site to protect it.
- Apply olive oil to skin to keep poo or anything else from sticking to it. (Then you won’t have to scrub too hard to clean)
- Use ostomy paste to fill in skin folds to get a seal for wound vacs. Works on all body parts.
We hope you find these useful and can use them during your next shift!
