Journal of Korean Biological Nursing Science

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A Comparison between the Contamination Level of Uniforms and the Nasal Staphylococcus aureus Colonization before and after the Clinical Practice of Nursing Students

간호대학생의 실습 전후 실습복 오염도 및 비강내 황색포도알균 집락정도 비교

  • Park, Jin Hee (Department of Nursing, Woosuk University) ;
  • Shin, Gisoo (Red Cross College of Nursing, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kim, Jiyoung (College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University)
  • Received : 2014.02.18
  • Accepted : 2014.03.31
  • Published : 2014.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare the contamination level of uniforms with nasal colonization of Staphylococcus aureus before and after the clinical practice of nursing students. Methods: This study was a survey research, conducting microbial culture by smearing the front surface and the pockets of uniforms, and the nasal cavity both before and after clinical practice on 70 nursing students. For the analysis, descriptive statistics, chi-square test, paired t-test were used for statistical analysis using SPSS 19.0. Results: The contamination level of uniforms increased more significantly after clinical practice on the front surface (p=.008) and pockets (p=.031) than before clinical practice, and Staphylococcus aureus, and Enterobacter aerogenes were detected. Conclusion: Through the results above, it is believed that it is reasonable to do the laundering of clinical uniforms of nursing students once a week. Because it is possible to disseminate disease germs with the contamination of clinical practice uniforms in a hospital environment, it is necessary to offer education for the laundering of uniforms with appropriate management.

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