💖Hospice Nurse Penny💖
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Hct24 :
Still use in UK
2026-10-18 21:32:15
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Connie💖👸🏼 :
It’s true we don’t use those because someone choked we use these instead
2026-10-09 08:13:41
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Mrs E :
They aren't contraband in the UK - Im an ICU nurse who uses them regularly.
2026-10-09 06:26:38
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What?? :
Or my FIL fave vodka. 😁 He was near death and I felt bad that his mouth was so dry. So I moistened it very carefully with his fave vodka. And dabbed his lips and tongue. He gave me a half smile. Took a deep breath and reached to pet his deceased dog(which he'd been doing all that day) he then giggled and graduated this life. It was a sad but beautiful experience.
2026-10-09 01:40:56
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Nikki ‘St Jude’ Susan :
We definitely still use those in the UK.
2026-10-09 00:46:38
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mooseknuckle785 :
I remember us using them on my dying aunt to help her be more comfortable we all took turns.. The nurses showed us exactly how to do it ..
2026-10-08 23:52:38
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Mieikacats2 :
One patient wanted Mountain Dew. He loved it.
2026-10-09 00:36:20
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Heidi Capper :
in the care settings I've worked in we tend to use these. there's nothing that can detach easily on these and they do the job really well.
2026-10-09 01:44:08
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Pisskitty :
We're not allowed to use them at my nursing home here in Canada anymore either for the same reason. I don't think it's flat out illegal, but my facility doesn't allow it. We have to use a bite block and a toothbrush as if that isn't way more tedious for everyone involved
2026-10-09 02:01:15
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Sarah g :
Yep we don’t use them in the uk
2026-10-10 13:58:16
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✨👁️✨ :
The NHS no longer supplies them (they said it was due to a choke risk!? - more likely to be a cost cutting exercise sadly). We were advised to source them ourselves whilst my MIL was dying
2026-10-09 00:51:01
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ackrigarth :
We aren't allowed to use the pink sponge ones due to a dementia pt biting the sponge off and choking on it. we have a silicone brush style one that can't be bitten or ripped off easily.
2026-10-09 08:42:15
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Kate :
UK here, my dad received these less than a year ago
2026-10-09 06:52:43
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benjobud :
We still use these in the UK.
2026-10-09 08:00:41
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Iris :
It was so important for my mom’s comfort! Ugh.
2026-10-09 01:02:51
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Anita b jay :
I may or may not have used them to give a g&t or a glass of wine over half an hour to a dying person a little bit. By a little bit, I mean at least twice a shift lol. I liked doing it and they loved it.
2026-10-08 23:57:06
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Bride of the Sea God 🐡 :
I dug through a draw in work to find these. but these are what we use instead
2026-10-08 23:55:21
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✨💗Pink Penny Club💗✨ :
They gave me those last time I was admitted when I couldn’t keep fluids down - to help my dry mouth [Pink heart]
2026-10-08 23:53:32
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Rowboat :
we have a slightly smaller type, so if the sponge does pop off you wouldn't have the same aspiration risk, they're flatter and often come in presealed packets
2026-10-09 00:29:38
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Dawn ✌ :
yes and dying people have nothing to use 😭 my mum didn't 😭
2026-10-09 14:57:21
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kaneeshaleigh12 :
What do they use instead?
2026-10-09 05:05:57
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Jamie-Leigh💗 :
I use them in the hospital for patients so who ever said there contraband they aren’t
2026-10-10 23:40:45
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Bilbo's book adventures 📚🗡️ :
nah we use them
2026-10-10 23:06:36
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Simal :
They’re not illegal but are bad practice because someone choked when the sponge came off the stick. We use a soft toothbrush or a silicone type one these days :) [Twin hearts]
2026-10-09 17:51:52
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tigger449 :
They're not illegal. Some hospitals don't use them because of the risk of the sponge coming off.
2026-10-09 13:51:38
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