Post #15: Health care uniforms as source of infection

Health care workers (HCW) and most of the general public are aware of the importance of routine hand washing, both in and out of the health care setting. Those being cared for by professionals should have no qualms about asking whether he or she has washed or otherwise disinfected his or her hands prior to care being performed.

This being said, one should also be cognizant of other sources of cross-contamination. Stethoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, and pulse oximeter probes, just to name a few, are items routinely used between patients and can be potential carriers of infectious agents if not disinfected.

Another source can certainly be the clothing being worn by the health care worker. Whether medical scrubs or street clothes covered by a lab jacket are worn, by the end of a shift any type of clothing worn can be badly contaminated. Please refer to  : http://infection-control.net/z/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=60#.

 A HCW should be cognizant of this potential and make sure that a fresh set of scrubs OR a clean lab jacket is worn for each shift. In addition, a spare set of clothing and/or jacket should be kept available at the workplace if obvious contamination has occurred, e.g. blood spill.

By: Martha J. Powell, RRT, CEO
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