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Joint Commission outlines expectations about staff gown use with contact precaution patients
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March 10, 2010
Generally, surveyors will look for gown use if an employee’s regular clothing could come in direct contact with an infected patient or potentially contaminated surface, the FAQ states.
Making that judgment involves a good understanding of a particular employee’s risk. “For example, it is very probable that a nurses’ aide preparing to perform a bed bath will have contact as described above, and therefore a gown would be expected,” according to the FAQ. “However, one of a large group of residents performing rounds with an attending physician would have a lower likelihood of clothing contamination.”
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