Artificial nails?

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Are artificial nails allowed in your facility? Do you believe that it is an infection control issue with the nails in facilities?

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Are artificial nails allowed in your facility? Do you believe that it is an infection control issue with the nails in facilities?

Absolutely not allowed. It is a send you home offense. I am not sure of the infection control issue.

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Please do your research about this. It has been discussed multiple times on this forum. And it now longer a decision for your facility to make, it is federally mandated by JCAHO. And it is definitely infection control issues that created this mandate.

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Specializes in med/surg/tele/neuro/rehab/corrections.
Are artificial nails allowed in your facility? Do you believe that it is an infection control issue with the nails in facilities?

Was told in CNA class that no artificial nails would be allowed because you can't keep them clean and will infect your patients.

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No and yes

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Specializes in Ante-Intra-Postpartum, Post Gyne.

No way! Not only are they a big infection risk (have you taken Microbiology?) but how can you do anything with them on???? I got them once for my friends wedding and could not even manage to zip up my pants the next day!! If I saw a nurse with big long nails coming at me with a syringe I would tell her to get away!

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just say no

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No artificial nails allowed in my facility. Not for the last few years. I had never worn them, but some of the girls were peeved.

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rkst, I see that you are a new poster. First of all Welcome. Secondly I see that you were told to do your research. I have seen that remark before the problem I have with it is if you are new you do not know how too at least I didn't. At the top of the page are links like "member list, quick links, log out etc" well one of the options is "search" click on that and then type in what topic you want to ask about or discuss it will bring up several threads that have been discussed previously. That way you will know if a topic has been discussed already. I hope that helps you know how to "do your research".

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.
Are artificial nails allowed in your facility?

No.

Do you believe that it is an infection control issue with the nails in facilities?

Yes it is.

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Specializes in Psych, Med/Surg, LTC.

I am not sure if they are allowed where I work but I only see one nurse and the unit secretary wearing them. They do not wear the super long ones. I think they are a huge infection risk and they should be banned! Personally I don't like the look of them either. You can always tell they aren't real nails. Who's nails are naturally that thick and perfectly square?

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