Other Titles
Promoting outcomes in the inpatient setting
Abstract
This study describes the bacterial content on inpatient nurses providing direct patient care from arrival to eight hours into their shift. These efforts highlight the differences in bacterial content between staff uniforms and hospital provided scrubs.
Sigma Membership
Unknown
Lead Author Affiliation
Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawai'i, USA
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Hospital Acquired Infections, Infection Control, Inpatient Nursing
Recommended Citation
West, Gordon F. and Resendiz, Marisol, "Describing bacterial content on inpatient nursing uniforms" (2018). INRC (Congress). 7.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2018/presentations_2018/7
Conference Name
29th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Melbourne, Australia
Conference Year
2018
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Describing bacterial content on inpatient nursing uniforms
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This study describes the bacterial content on inpatient nurses providing direct patient care from arrival to eight hours into their shift. These efforts highlight the differences in bacterial content between staff uniforms and hospital provided scrubs.