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Scrubs/Uniforms
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Posted 3 months ago At the hospital i work at, and i am sure most of your employers are the same,all but a few units buy their own scrubs/uniforms and come to work with them on.Now, in this day and age, with new strains and stronger bacteria, do you think if hospitals/ecf's woere to supply the scrubs and have the employess change at the facility, then change back to your regular clothes when you leave.I am sure not all places would be able to financially support this, but it would help with infection control.Are there any other ideas or comments regarding this? |
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| Posted 2 months ago some areas do this now( OR, OB) and if the staff do not ABUSE it can be cost effective |
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| Posted 2 months ago I got to scrub in as an EMT student for surgery once, and they provided me with a pair of scrubs. I think it is a good idea, but I have to admit that I like picking out my own scrubs. However, if it helps with infection I am all for it. A good man loves God and lives well....but
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| Posted 2 months ago
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| Posted about 1 month ago Most hospitals provide for critical areas such as OB, Surgery and even Neonate ICU's d/t the sterile environments needed. All other areas are soooo contaminated by us humans it is worthless. Really, where do all the really sick people go with really bad germs? The hospital and usually in ER and Medsurge floors. |
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| Posted about 1 month ago I spent a lot of time in home health and currently do cardiac rehab both outpatient and inpatient. In the hospital there have been times when I had to trot down to housekeeeping when a patient did a nono and it landed on me. However all that time in home health, I had patients with mrsa, vre, flesh eating bacteria <that was a gooey one> and all other cooties. My routine is this: work shoes left in garage, run to utility room to undress and throw EVERYTHING in the washer with Tide and hibaclense <if they can use hibaclens on speculums for PAP smears, its good enough for me>, run to the shower and srub my skin off. Now the family know to have the washer empty before I get home from work or there is hell to pay, they also know they better hide in their closets unless they want an unpleasant look at mom. My poor kids.......no wonder my son wanted to go into the army! In all the contaminated areas I worked in, I never brought home any bad cooties. There are a few on nursing link that I hope gets totally grossed out, lol. Well, gotta go, its dinner time. BTW, I get hibaclens from the local hospital ........in supply they actually allow people to purchase it if your an employee there and its dirt cheap. I dont work at that particular facility but alot of my pals do! I guess you can get hibclens at regular stores, but you might be able to get it cheaper at medical facilities. We only have one heart, take care of it! Angie |
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| Posted about 1 month ago Humm I never thought to use hibacleanse. Might have to pick some up. But when I was working at the hospital I would run in and take off my clothes in the laundry room and put them in a separate laundry basket and wash them all together. I would also wipe off my shoes with bleach in there too. Never brought anything home. |
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| Posted 27 days ago
Yap this is really noticeable for those hospitals which are still not providing this facility & it’s very helpful to employees -------------------------- Simon |