This wonderful new hospital gown goes on over your head like a poncho. The ties are on the back panel. As you reach back for the tie on the each side, tuck the fabric from the front panel around you and bring the ties to the front. Your whole backside is covered, there are no ties in the back to try to reach, and there is plenty of fabric to tuck in on the sides so you are completely covered! You get to control your privacy!
With ties on the back panel coming around and tying in the front, medical personal can untie the gown, and have complete access to the body from the lateral aspect! Lateral breath sound auscultation, dressing changes, wound care, chest tube placement and care, lead placement, auscultation of bowel tones, almost all patient assessment needs and care can now be completed without having a gown in the way. And the patient is still covered!! No more double gowning to ambulate!!
The snaps on the shoulders allow for IV bag changes without having to thread the bag through the sleeve. It also lets medical personal unsnap a few snaps for auscultation of breath sounds and heart tones without having to listen through the fabric. Central line care is now possible without undressing the patient, as well as EKG lead placement. Nursing mothers can unsnap one shoulder and nurse their babies. But the most important feature is that, in a code situation, one strong pull on the front of the gown will expose the entire chest for lead and paddle placement. No more trying to get to the chest and just cutting the gown away!
When the patient is transferred from the gurney to the bed, or just climbs into bed, if they can, the back panel stays in place because it is securely tied in the front. If the patient needs to use the bedpan, just untie the gown and as the patient moves onto the bedpan, slide the back panel out of the way. The front panel stays in place so the patient is still covered. When the bedpan is removed, just slide the back panel back in place and re-tie the gown on the front of the patient.
We have found that this gown actually saves medical facilities money in that they no longer have to double gown their patients. This significantly cuts down on laundry. Also, there are fewer ruined gowns due to the neck strings being cut. We would be pleased to give you a quote based on your facilities needs. We have found our pricing to be extremely competitive!
We have worked closely with laundry during development of this gown to address their important needs and concerns. In fact, several aspects of the gown where changed to accommodate laundry concerns. To attach the two panels at some point on the sides impedes the ability to gain lateral access, to attach on the shoulders denies opportunity to expose the whole chest. To address the concern that the gown will separate in the wash, AMD-Ritmed has located an amazing, industrial strength snap. Multiple trials have been run in commercial laundry facilities and the gown washes extremely well. The gown will not come apart unless the snaps are physically pulled apart.
Good question! Whoever throws the gown into soiled linens has to make sure the gown has at least one shoulder snapped. This will be handled through in servicing nurses, aids, and housekeeping. If it does come to you in two pieces, AMD-Ritmed has placed a white strip on the left shoulder of each piece to facilitate easy match-up.
It is 55% cotton, 45% polyester blend. The same that is currently being used in most all hospital gowns.