Laundering habits of student nurses and correlation with the presence of Staphylococcus aureus on nursing scrub tops pre- and postlaundering

Little is known about student nurse laundering practices. Student nurses swabbed their scrub tops after clinical and after laundering, and they completed a laundry survey; 13.5% of students wore the same scrub more than once, and few followed recommended guidelines by using hot water (20%) or bleach...

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Published in:American journal of infection control 2015-09, Vol.43 (9), p.1006-1008
Main Authors: Scott, Elizabeth, PhD, Goodyear, Nancy, PhD, MLS(ASCP), Nicoloro, Jennifer M., MS, MLS(ASCP), Marika, Desta J., RN, BSN, BS, Killion, Emma, RN, BSN, Duty, Susan M., MSN, ScD, ANP-BC
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Infective Agents
Bleaching Agents
College students
Correlation analysis
Cross Infection - microbiology
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Gram-positive bacteria
Habits
Humans
Infection Control
Infection Control - methods
Infectious Disease
Laundering - standards
Laundries
Laundry
Nursing education
Protective Clothing - microbiology
Scrubs
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - prevention & control
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Student nurse
Students, Nursing
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Summary:Little is known about student nurse laundering practices. Student nurses swabbed their scrub tops after clinical and after laundering, and they completed a laundry survey; 13.5% of students wore the same scrub more than once, and few followed recommended guidelines by using hot water (20%) or bleach (5.6%) when laundering scrubs. After clinical shifts, 17% of swabs tested positive for Staphylococcus aureus ; however, laundering eradicated it from 64.3% of positive samples. This was not statistically significant.
ISSN:0196-6553
1527-3296
DOI:10.1016/j.ajic.2015.05.007