Shower Glove Patient Trial

STANDARD: Garbage Bags, Plastic Wrap, Bio hazard bags and Tape

NEW STANDARD: The Shower Glove

Research Plan

A Quasi experimental group was approved by an IRB and conducted by an In-Hospital Research Department at a large hospital system in Orlando, Florida
7 Units participated in the research study
Blind study to compare the present standard of care to the Shower Glove
A statistically significant sample of
90 patients participated in the Shower Glove Trial
90 patients participated in the current Standard of Care Study
Standardized quantitative measurement instrument for each product/process
Survey completed by a Research Nurse for each patient-nurse combination

Op Dry Post Shower	Current Standard 28%	Shower Glove 99%
Op-Sites Degraded Post Shower	Current Standard 10%	Shower Glove 0%
Patients Reporting Discomfort/Pain	Current Standard 59%	Shower Glove 1%*
Patient Satisfaction	Current Standard 26%	Shower Glove 92%
Average Time to Prepare Patients	Current Standard 10 min	Shower Glove 30 sec

*One patient reported some discomfort with Shower Glove due to sizing
29% average labor saved per patient

300%+ improvement for keeping IV/PICC sites dry and intact
96% nurses preferred the Shower Glove

Current Standard of Care		The Shower Glove
“Uncomfortable” “Ouch!” “Painful”		"It feels secure, makes it worry free”
“Hurts” “Afraid would tear my skin”		"More confidence” “Better process"
“Absolutely awful” “Not waterproof”		“Love it” “Much better” “Much easier”
“Bruising occurs from tape” “Complicated		“Less time consuming” “Definitely faster”