Ice machine was “self-cleaning” at 0250, so I stuffed ice into a medium nitrile glove, double-knotted, and curved it around an ankle like a fancy gel pack — now everyone wants a glove bouquet. What’s your most ridiculous-but-effective night shift workaround?
That ‘glove bouquet’ is elite — when the ice machine is on sabbatical, I slide the glove into a clean hospital sock so it molds and gives a skin barrier, then slap a piece of tape labeled ICE on it so no one tosses it. Do you double-glove to dodge pinhole leaks?
, when the ice machine is ‘self-cleaning’ at 0250, I fill a glove, slide the whole thing into a zip specimen bag, then wrap a corner of a chux around it so it curves and doesn’t leak onto sheets. For ankles I park it in an emesis basin as a mold — works great but watch the condensation; anyone else tried the basin trick?
But i pull the ‘glove bouquet’ tight and use a [redacted] syringe to burp out the air before knotting so it contours and is less pop-prone; a light Coban wrap keeps it put without cutting off circulation. Ever tried venting it like that?
I drop the glove into a bouffant cap and stretch the elastic around the ankle, then twist the extra and tape it to itself — holds without squeezing; if their skin’s fragile, slip a single 4x4 under it as a buffer. @OP, ever try the bouffant sling?