Scissors: are they an infection control risk?
Increasing bacterial resistance means that nurses must re-examine infection control procedures. Bacteria were cultured from 59% of scissors swabbed. Some were still contaminated after cleaning. Some nurses do not appear to recognise the risk of infection from using their scissors for a variety of purposes.
Kelly
J
J
Addenbrooke's NHS Trust, Cambridge.
Trundle
C
C
D003428:Cross Infection / Q000191:economics / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D017721:Hospital Costs; D006801:Humans; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000592:standards; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D013525:Surgical Instruments / Q000382:microbiology*