Abstract Granlöf V, Water scarcity and insufficient water qaulity in Indonesia. Wound care implications as expressed in Nurses’ basic hygiene routines. A Minor field study Degree project in Bachelors program in Nursing 15 hp, Malmö University the Faculty of Health and Society. 2024                                                                        Background: Global warming is affecting the natural resources of clean water all over the world. Sweden’s water resources and quality are currently affected. The nurse is obliged to Adapt basic infection control practices to the available resources to conduct safe care. This Minor field study conducted in Indonesia intends to fill knowledge gaps regarding how to perform safe care in settings with limited access to clean water. The author approaches the subject convinced that Indonesian nurses possess proven experience about how to prevent water-related complications by adapting the basic hygiene routine to water scarcity. Aim: The purpose of this Minor field study is to investigate how basic hygiene routine is described by nurses who perform nursing care with limited access to clean water. Method: Empirical Minor Field Study with qualitative design. Results: The study’s themes focus on Basic hygiene routine, proven experiences in clinic the  practice and water acess and quality. Conclutions: The study result shows that a Nurse has to be aware of the differences and adapt to local guidelines in order to conduct safe care. It has been shown that common concepts and terms in Nursing theory are fluid and takes different forms just like water does.