burn unit dress codes

[Roy Danks]

Ok...well, scrubs are fine.  As long as they have standard barrier protection so that there is no cross contamination, that should be fine.  But, yes, gown, glove and mask too.  Always on burn patients.  Immunocompromised with high risk of infection.
 
RD


Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 15:21:38 -0500From: M.Jane.Harper at osfhealthcare.orgTo: trauma-list at trauma.orgSubject: RE: burn unit dress codes

I should have been clearer -- *hospital* scrubs vs. uniforms they wear in from home.
 
I think they'd like to have some guidance as to whether it's necessary to gown/glove/mask in addition to changing into hospital provided scrubs.  Since the hospital doesn't provide scrubs to ICU nursing staff, changing into them is a bit of a megillah, involving calling laundry, getting someone to bring a pair up, etc. OR going down to the OR locker rooms one floor down and taking pot luck as to what's left on the cart.
 
Jane Harper, MS, RN, APN
OSF St. Anthony Medical Center
Rockford, IL

-----Original Message----- From: trauma-list-bounces at trauma.org on behalf of Roy Danks Sent: Mon 9/24/2007 12:55 PM To: Trauma & Critical Care mailing list Cc: Subject: RE: burn unit dress codes
Jane,As a burn surgeon my opinion (there is no powerful evidence) is this:  The nurses should be wearing scrubs (versus...?) and we have our nurses wear disposable gowns, but cloth are fine if they replace between each patient.  Masks and gloves are recommended too.  Definitely need masks with eye protection as we don't want the nurses getting bugs in the eyes.I don't know of any research, but an excellent resource very close to you is Jackie Heinle at U of Iowa's burn center.Best wishes,Roy Danks> Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2007 11:43:38 -0500> From: M.Jane.Harper at osfhealthcare.org> To: trauma-list at trauma.org> Subject: burn unit dress codes> > We have a small burn unit here, combined with our trauma ICU. We usually t/f patients with > 30% BSAB. What the nursing staff is wondering is whether dressing changes necessarily require the nurse to change into hospital scrubs AND put on full isolation gear. I'm not able to find any research on the question. Could someone help me with opinions and/or references please?> > Thanks in advance> > Jane Harper, MS, RN, APN> OSF St. Anthony Medical Center> Rockford, IL> > ==============================================================================> The information in this message is confidential and may be legally privileged. Access to this message by anyone other than the addressee is not authorized. If you are not the intended recipient, or an agent of the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying, or distribution of the message or any action or omission taken by you in reliance on it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this message in error, please contact the sender immediately and permanently delete the original e-mail, attachment(s), and any copies.> ==============================================================================_________________________________________________________________Gear up for Halo® 3 with free downloads and an exclusive offer. It’s our way of saying thanks for using Windows Live™.http://gethalo3gear.com?ocid=SeptemberWLHalo3_WLHMTxt_2--trauma-list : TRAUMA.ORGTo change your settings or unsubscribe visit:http://www.trauma.org/index.php?/community/
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