nail varnish

Re: nail varnish

johannapage — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:12:58 GMT

has anyone seen the picture in the VN times of the lovely hand with gold nailvarnish on? Looks awful IMO

Re: nail varnish

Helen Tottey — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 18:30:00 GMT

No nail varnish, false nails or excess jewellery allowed by nurses, nurse assistants or vets dealing with patients. i don;t think we have this rule though for reception staff as no real infection control issue for them

Re: nail varnish

Sophie Bedford RVN CertVNECC — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 10:29:34 GMT

I agree, our nurses and vets don't wear nail varnish for the cross contamination and injection control reasons. However, our receptionists do wear it but they don't generally get involved in any clinical work.

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bongo — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:04:01 GMT

Big NO NO! once it starts to chip nail varnish is a lovely little place for bacteria to live and multiply. Needless to say it looks scruffy! (Chipped nail varnish that is!) Nail varnish has its place dont get me wrong but that place is definately not the veterinary practice or hospital!

Re: nail varnish

Charley83 — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 11:32:23 GMT

I would have thought it would be part of every vet practice's basic infection control policy that no jewellery, false nails and nail varnish be allowed as pieces can flake of going into animal's wounds etc. Appart from that it does not show a very professional picture going to work in clinical areas with bright nail varnish - just my opinion.