"Candide"  wrote in message
> For eons, most if not all nursing staff weather reporting for duty in a
> clinical setting or private duty usually dressed in uniform at home,
> travelled to "work", did their shift, then went home in the same
> uniform. However recently with the advent of various "hospital acquired
> infections", and other superbugs, many hospitals have been asking if not
> mandating nursing staff change into their uniforms at work, and change
> again into street clothing before going home.

Exactly the opposite in the UK - for eons, hospitals supplied the uniform, 
and laundered it. You were expected to change on arrival and before 
departure - and every decent hospital enforced that.

Now that infection has finally been recognised as an issue, most hospitals 
no longer launder nurses uniforms, and often do not offer changing 
facilities. Virtually none make any attempt to stop staff leaving in soiled 
or contaminated uniforms.

Funny old world.
-- 

Andrew
http://www.realnurse.net/

"Andrew Heenan"  wrote in message 
news:HZ7Ji.11960$gZ.772@newsfe7-win.ntli.net...
> Now that infection has finally been recognised as an issue, most hospitals 
> no longer launder nurses uniforms, and often do not offer changing 
> facilities. Virtually none make any attempt to stop staff leaving in 
> soiled or contaminated uniforms.
>
> Funny old world.
> Andrew
> http://www.realnurse.net/


And now they are shutting the stable door after the horse has bolted
Deep cleaning every ward
and going mob handed about hand washing


Stuff we nurses have been shouting about for years -- teach the consultants 
to wash their hands between patients




-- 
Regards

Gray

RN1&2