Acrylic Nails And Infection Control

JCAHO Recommendations One of the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations JCAHO 2007 National Patient Safety Goals NPSG revisits the importance of hand hygiene and artificial nails6 NPSG 7 reads as follows.

Acrylic nails and infection control. Nail care is vital in the prevention and spread of disease. Avoid biting or chewing nails. NURSES ARTIFICIAL NAILS 4 Immaculate Hospital librarian due to a purchase disclosure.

In several studies artificial nails have been shown to pose a risk of infection for patients. Volume 46 Issue 12 December 2018 Pages 1356-1359. Avoid cutting cuticles as they act as barriers to prevent infection.

There is debate whether artificial nails are putting patients at risk of nosocomial infections. Goal 7 Reduce the risk of health care-associated infection. So always take a glue-stick with you in your handbag.

The use of artificial nails has become a popular fashion trend and many health care workers are following this trend. The hard gel and the soft gel. Staphylococcus aureus gram-negative bacilli enterococci and yeasts were considered to be.

Artificial Nails Undermine Infection Control. Clin Infect Dis 2001 Feb 1 McNeil SA et al. Methacrylates can trigger asthma and high concentrations may cause central nervous system depression.

Cultures were obtained before and after handwashing from the fingertips of 56 nurses with artificial nails and 56 nurses with natural nails. Nails on the dominant. The US research published in the American Journal of Infection Control involved painting the nails of healthcare workers with standard polish.