You are most right John. Teaching takes time and you always want a sterile environment when doing any invasive procedure. Washing in diluted bleach and rinsing helps those odds and prevents the transmittal of both colds, flu and viruses. W In a message dated 2/17/2007 2:12:32 P.M. Central Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I do realize that some people take stupidity to an artform, but most people can learn to replace a catheter. The damage a clogged catheter can cause is far to great to let it go. I've taught numerous aids to catheterize me over the years. I'm around the aids more and my system is more accustomed to there germs, while I've seen nurses that can't do sterile technique to save there lives and the lord only knows where they slopped around before coming to see me. john

