We have just moved to MI and I found a lovely job at EC observation unit. So I see a big difference between the hospital I worked at and this magnet hospital. Nurses are so much appreciated and protected from verbal or any abuse here. (Sorry for a long introduction)
So, I just wanted to share this with you. ? I had a little break and I missed my job soooo much! ?
I always wanted to ask other nurses how often you wash your scrubs. I usually throw it into laundry after each shift and its condition gets worn off fast.
So, do you, nurses, wash your scrubs after each shift or you think it is not necessary?
Typically after every use. I have a set of scrubs for clinical that gets washed after a wesr too. The set I wear for check offs I wash if they don't look crisp. I wear them like 3 hrs tops and don't sweat.
I usually work 3 days a week 8 hrs. I have a set of scrubs per day. Wash clothes weekly.
I have reworn a set of scrubs when I was doing a 1:1 for safety and there was no grossness happening. No sweat. I wasn't picking up every bug known to the hospital on my scrubs either.
Your hospital doesn't provide you with surgical scrubs to put on at work and toss in the laundry afterward?
Nope. I work at a privately owned (doctor owned) OR that does elective procedures. It's small, we do pre-op, periop, and recovery. We pull our own cases. Then we clean up the OR afterward!
I have tons of scrubs from my hospital days. I don't want to have to change before I leave.
This is all worth it to me. No nights, no weekends, no holidays, no call. Super sweet doctors. No pressure. Nice patients. No abuse. Good salary. Not going to complain that they don't provide scrubs.
Always absolutely wash thoroughly after each wearing,remove my shoes before entering or wipe off with clorox wipes on floor .Do not sit anywhere in dirty uniform,straight to shower,scrubs in plastic bag.Too much filth from work.Also many staff have the bad manners to put their dirty shoes on chairs,disgusting.If you have a slob locker buddy watch out,one nurse used to rinse her dirty ankle socks in lounge sink and store them wet in locker...so gross.I do not permit anyone to store their dirty shoes inside my locker.If they dont like it too bad.
So hilarious, all these crazy, pseudo-superstitious precautions against infection, when most inpatient disease is physiologic and chronic.
My opinion only.
Much, but not all. Probably depends on where you work, too. But with things like CRE, VRSA, and now Candida auris becoming issues, I am going to continue to be cautious.
Much, but not all. Probably depends on where you work, too. But with things like CRE, VRSA, and now Candida auris becoming issues, I am going to continue to be cautious.
Here’s the thing though. Those people with CRE, VRE etc eventually go home. And are out and about in the community. You are more likely to get MRSA from Walmart then at work.
I have a neighbour who is ESBL positive. When she was in hospital several years ago, I had to gown and glove to visit her. When she got home I sat unprotected on her couch.
Here’s the thing though. Those people with CRE, VRE etc eventually go home. And are out and about in the community. You are more likely to get MRSA from Walmart then at work.
I have a neighbour who is ESBL positive. When she was in hospital several years ago, I had to gown and glove to visit her. When she got home I sat unprotected on her couch.
I am aware of how it works, I work in infection prevention at the moment. I also don't go to Walmart ever, hahahaha. ? But in the hospital we try to limit the potential of lateral transmission where there are more people who are sick/susceptible, thus the PPE. We don't even isolate for MRSA or VRE anymore, lol.
I am aware of how it works, I work in infection prevention at the moment. I also don't go to Walmart ever, hahahaha. ? But in the hospital we try to limit the potential of lateral transmission where there are more people who are sick/susceptible, thus the PPE. We don't even isolate for MRSA or VRE anymore, lol.
Yes, I am well aware of that. My point is this “strip at the door and don’t touch me until I have showered for one hour” is silly.
Sure, I change out of my scrubs when I get home but that is because I want to get into something more comfortable. My scrubs are washed alone but that is because I use warm water for my scrubs and cold for almost everything else.
Yes, I am well aware of that. My point is this “strip at the door and don’t touch me until I have showered for one hour” is silly.
Sure, I change out of my scrubs when I get home but that is because I want to get into something more comfortable. My scrubs are washed alone but that is because I use warm water for my scrubs and cold for almost everything else.
You might be confusing me with another poster — I just said I washed my scrubs after each wearing, that is my brand of "caution." I am not that extreme that I practice isolation at home, lol.
I'm an LPN and work in Home health. If I'm going to be at the same house the next day and it's clean there, I'll wear a pair of scrubs twice if they stay clean the first day. They last longer that way.
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Typically after every use. I have a set of scrubs for clinical that gets washed after a wesr too. The set I wear for check offs I wash if they don't look crisp. I wear them like 3 hrs tops and don't sweat.
I usually work 3 days a week 8 hrs. I have a set of scrubs per day. Wash clothes weekly.
I have reworn a set of scrubs when I was doing a 1:1 for safety and there was no grossness happening. No sweat. I wasn't picking up every bug known to the hospital on my scrubs either.