Home Care Patients Use Disposable Surgical Supplies

By Rena Hudson


Hospitals all over the United States now use disposable surgical supplies for everything. In the past they would not have even considered using such items because they would think the cost would be too high. However, once they realized what they would save in their malpractice insurance premiums it became an easy decision to make the switch.

There are people who stay in hospital beds all day long and need to have various bandages changed or other things done by a home nurse. When this is the case disposable surgical supplies come in handy. It would be very difficult if these items were having to be cleaned and sanitized after use because typically people do not carry such items in their home.

They could, but it would be difficult to obtain and keep up the inventory for people who are also running a household. In many cases the home nurse or the caretaker that comes to the house will also have these utensils. People who work those jobs really do not have a choice but to use them because they do not have the facilities to clean and sanitize the items.

Small doctors offices also use them as well. Even though they could have cleaning stations installed in their offices, there is really no reason to. The ready to use items are cheap, easily accessible, and can just be tossed after use. There is nothing wrong with using these for procedures because they all work just as well as anything else.

Hospitals grabbed this solution quickly. They would save money in not having to train people to do a job they were failing at anyway. They saw that they would also save in cleaning chemicals as well. This would save tons in overhead and then when they consider the amount saved in lawsuits it was another easy choice to make. They would go to the disposable tools and they would do it nationwide.

When using these types of tools they discovered that they would also save money because they no longer had to train people to properly clean the utensils and also did not have to pay for all of the necessary cleaning chemicals. It was much cheaper than all of the overhead caused by using non-disposable tools. The lawyers they would have to keep on retainer got cheaper because they no longer had to worry about so many suits.

It also meant doctors could get the utensils faster in an emergency situation. They are all packaged separately so a nurse could bring them ready to use right to the doctor. The same is true for home care nurses and people caring for home bound patients that need various things done. If a home care nurse would have to bring regular devices and tools with them, they would have to also bring cleaning supplies with them.

Disposable surgical supplies have revolutionized both the hospital environment and the home care environment. They have made it possible for hospitals to save money and to eliminate the risk of infection from improperly cleaned utensils. They also gave home care nurses an easier way to care for their patients. They would no longer need to bring extra cleaning supplies with them or extra tools. They would sometimes need to bring two of everything but not no more.




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